interfuse

interfuse
interfusion, n.
/in'teuhr fyoohz"/, v., interfused, interfusing.
v.t.
1. to intersperse, intermingle, or permeate with something.
2. to blend or fuse, one with another.
3. to pour or pass (something) between, into, or through; infuse.
v.i.
4. to become blended or fused, one with another.
[1585-95; < L interfusus ptp. of interfundere to pour between. See INTER-, FUSE2]

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