† imˈbute,v.Obs.rare. [f. L. imbūt-, ppl. stem of imbuĕre to imbue.] trans. To steep, soak. Hence † imˈbution, steeping, soaking. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 53 An Infusion or rather..an Imbution.Ibid. 586 Fumatory, in whose succe their Powders must be..imbuted.