Imbue
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transitive verb.
To inspire or influence thoroughly; pervade.
transitive verb.
To saturate, impregnate, or dye.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To impregnate by steeping or soaking: used especially with reference to dyes.
To tincture deeply; cause to become impregnated or penetrated: as, to
imbue
the minds of youth with good principles.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb.
transitive verb.
To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or penetrated.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
: To
wet
or
stain
an object completely with some physical quality.
verb.
In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.
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verb.
suffuse with color
verb.
spread or diffuse through
verb.
fill, soak, or imbue totally
Word Usage
"The animal terms imbue the loved one with the characteristics humans ascribe to each animal."
Form
imbued
imbuing
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
color
color in
colorise
colorize
colour
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Baku
Blue
Cebu
Chengdu
Chou
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
drowse
twinborn
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
animate
animated
apply paint
bathe
beat into
verb-form
imbued
imbues
imbuing