Reinfused

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. to restore a lost characteristic by reintroducing a substance into a system or entity to enhance or rejuvenate by adding back something that was once present to revitalize by replenishing with a previously existing element
2. To put a substance back into a system or object that had it before to restore or enhance its condition
3. The act of adding a previously extracted or removed element back into an entity so it regains or improves its qualities

Etymology: The past tense of "reinfuse" is built from two parts that each carry a clear, physical sense. "Infuse" comes from Latin "infundere," meaning "to pour into," from "in-" (into) and "fundere" (to pour). Its earliest English uses concerned pouring liquid into something, and the figurative sense of pouring a quality or spirit into a person or thing developed from that literal act. The prefix "re-" adds the meaning "again," so "reinfuse" means to pour something back in. That literal picture of pouring still sits behind the modern sense. To reinfuse something is to return a removed element to the thing it came from, so that the whole regains its vigour. The word therefore describes restoration by replenishment rather than by repair, which is why it suits contexts such as returning extracted juices, spirits, or vitality to a body.

Synonyms: refilled, restored, replenished

Antonyms: emptied, depleted, drained