corncob vs infuse

corncob

verb
  • To disintegrate by the blades becoming severed from the axis 

  • To defeat (someone) who then refuses to admit defeat. 

noun
  • The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows. 

infuse

verb
  • To cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill. 

  • To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill (with). 

  • To instill as a quality. 

  • To steep in a liquid, so as to extract the soluble constituents (usually medicinal or herbal). 

  • To undergo infusion. 

  • To make an infusion with (an ingredient); to tincture; to saturate. 

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