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It is not only important, but, in a degree necessary, that the people of this country, should have an American Dictionary of the English language; for, although the body of the language is the same as in England, and it is desirable to perpetuate that sameness, yet some differences must exist. Language is the expression of ideas; and if the people of one country cannot preserve an identity of ideas, they cannot retain an identity of language. |
INFU'SION, n. s as z. The act of pouring in or instilling; instillation; as the infusion of good principles into the mind; the infusion of ardor or zeal.
The act of infusing, pouring
in, or instilling; instillation; as, the infusion of good
principles into the mind; the infusion of ardor or
zeal.
Our language has received innumerable elegancies and improvements from that infusion of Hebraisms. Addison. That which is infused; suggestion;
inspiration.
His folly and his wisdom are of his own growth, not the echo or infusion of other men. Swift. The act of plunging or dipping into a
fluid; immersion.
[Obs.] "Baptism by infusion."
Jortin. The
act or process of steeping or soaking any substance in water in order
to extract its virtues.
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