mindmap root((灌输)) infuse implies a pouring in and permeating of something that gives new life or vigor or significance: new members ~d the club with new enthusiasm. suffuse implies a spreading through or over of something that gives a distinctive color or quality: a room ~d with light and cheerfulness. imbue implies a permeating so deep and so complete that the very substance and nature of the thing affected are altered: ~d he students with intellectual curiosity. ingrain suggests the indelible stamping or deep implanting of a quality, idea, or trait: clung to ~ed habits and beliefs. inoculate implies an imbuing or implanting with a germinal idea and often suggests surreptitiousness or subtlety: tried to ~ the child with a taste for opera. leaven implies introducing something that enlivens, tempers, or alters the total quality: a serious play ~d with comic moments.