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(ɪmbjuː)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense imbues, present participle imbuing, past tense, past participle imbued
verb
If someone or something is imbued with an idea, feeling, or quality, they become filled with it.
[formal]
As you listen, you notice how every single word is imbued with a breathless senseof wonder. [be VERB-ed + with]
...men who can imbue their hearers with enthusiasm. [VERB noun + with]
Synonyms: instil, infuse, steep, bathe More Synonyms of imbue
imbued adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE with noun]
...a Guards officer imbued with a military sense of duty and loyalty. [+ with]

imbue in British English

(ɪmˈbjuː)
verbWord forms: -bues, -buing or -bued (transitive; usually foll by with)
1. 
to instil or inspire (with ideals, principles, etc)
his sermons were imbued with the spirit of the Reformation
2.  rare
to soak, esp with moisture, dye, etc
Derived forms
imbuement (imˈbuement)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin imbuere to stain, accustom

imbue in American English

(ɪmˈbju)
verb transitiveWord forms: imˈbued or imˈbuing
1.  Rare
to fill with moisture; saturate
2. 
to fill with color; dye; tinge
3. 
to permeate or inspire (with principles, ideas, emotions, etc.)
Word origin
L imbuere, to wet, soak

Examples of 'imbue' in a sentence
imbue

It was imbued with a sense of uncertainty.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
How many sacred works have been composed through the centuries by people deeply imbued with the sense of the mystery!
Christianity Today (2000)
You can become imbued with the idea that there's no point.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They struggle to control their feelings, are imbued with a streak of hysteria and can fly into a rage if things go wrong.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A group of single-minded athletes are being imbued with a sense of teamwork.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The question, of course, is whether this quality can be imbued by training.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

In other languages
imbue

British English: imbue VERB
If someone or something is imbued with an idea, feeling, or quality, they become filled with it.
The film is imbued with the star's rebellious spirit.
  • American English: imbue
  • Brazilian Portuguese: imbuir
  • Chinese: 灌输
  • European Spanish: imbuir
  • French: imprégné
  • German: durchdringen
  • Italian: impregnare
  • Japanese: >吹き込む考えや特質を
  • Korean: ~로 채워지다
  • European Portuguese: imbuir
  • Latin American Spanish: imbuir

(verb) 
Definition
to fill or inspire (with ideals or principles)
He is able to imbue his listeners with enthusiasm.
Synonyms
instil
The work instilled a sense of responsibility in the children.
infuse
The only solution was to infuse new blood into all our Courts.
steep
bathe
The arena was bathed in warm sunshine.
saturate
If the filter has been saturated with motor oil, discard it.
pervade
the corruption that pervades every stratum of society
permeate
The water will eventually permeate through the surrounding concrete.
impregnate
plastic impregnated with a light-absorbing dye
inculcate

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bathe
Definition
to spread over
The arena was bathed in warm sunshine.
Synonyms
cover,
flood,
steep,
engulf,
immerse,
overrun,
permeate,
suffuse,
wash over
in the sense of impregnate
Definition
to saturate, soak, or fill throughout
plastic impregnated with a light-absorbing dye
Synonyms
saturate,
soak,
steep,
fill,
seep,
pervade,
infuse,
permeate,
imbue,
suffuse,
percolate,
imbrue (rare)
in the sense of infuse
The only solution was to infuse new blood into all our Courts.
Synonyms
instil,
add,
introduce,
breathe,
inject,
implant,
impart,
inculcate

Nearby words of
imbue

  • imbed
  • imbibe
  • imbroglio
  • imbue
  • imitate
  • imitation
  • imitative

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