Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transfuse

/tɹænsˈfjuːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: trans-fuse
IPA: /tɹænsˈfjuːz/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To administer a transfusion of.

Transitive verb

verb

To pour liquid from one vessel into another.

Transitive verb

verb

To diffuse or permeate through something.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"A few years subsequent to his investigation, Richard Lower, also working on dogs, successfully tranfused the blood of one dog to that of another."

Etymology

From trans- + fusus, past participle of fundō (“to pour, to melt”). By surface analysis, trans- + fuse.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: trans

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

transfuses (present, singular) transfusing (participle, present) transfused (participle, past) transfused (past)

Derived Forms

autotransfuse microtransfused mistransfuse nontransfused polytransfused retransfuse transfusable transfusible untransfused xenotransfuse

Synonyms

cup instill

Rhymes With

news lose whose choose who's views shoes reviews jews refuse blues cruise

Questions

How do you pronounce transfuse?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹænsˈfjuːz/.
What does transfuse mean?: To administer a transfusion of.
Where does transfuse come from?: From trans- + fusus, past participle of fundō (“to pour, to melt”). By surface analysis, trans- + fuse.

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