About The Word Imbue
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Imbue
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What's The Definition Of Imbue?
[v] suffuse with color
[v] fill, soak, or imbue totally; "saturate the bandage with disinfectant" [v] spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building" Synonyms | Synonyms for Imbue: diffuse | hue | interpenetrate | penetrate | permeate | pervade | soak | tinge Related Terms | Find terms related to Imbue: animate | apply paint | bathe | beat into | bedaub | bedizen | begild | besmear | bespread | besprinkle | brainwash | breathe | brew | brush on paint | calcimine | catechize | coat | color | complexion | condition | cover | crawl with | creep with | dab | daub | decoct | deep-dye | diffuse | dip | distemper | double-dye | douche | dredge | drench | drouk | dye | emblazon | embue | enamel | engild | enliven | entincture | exhilarate | extend throughout | face | fast-dye | fill | fire | flavor | flush | fresco | gild | glaze | gloss | grain | honeycomb | hue | illuminate | imbrue | implant | impregnate | impress | inculcate | indoctrinate | infect | infiltrate | infix | inform | infuse | ingrain | inject | inoculate | inspire | inspirit | instill | invest | japan | lacquer | lave | lay on color | leach | leave no void | leaven | lixiviate | macerate | occupy | overrun | overspread | overswarm | paint | parget | penetrate | percolate | permeate | pervade | pigment | prime | program | rinse | run through | saturate | season | seethe | shade | shadow | shellac | slop on paint | smear | soak | sodden | sop | souse | spirit | spirit up | stain | steep | stipple | suffuse | swarm with | teem with | temper | tinct | tincture | tinge | tint | tone | transfuse | undercoat | varnish | wash | waterlog | whitewash See Also | brew | complexion | dye | impregnate | infuse | perforate | saturate | spiritise | spiritize | steep Imbue In Webster's Dictionary \Im*bue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbued}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Imbuing}.] [L. imbuere; pref. im- in + perh. a disused
simple word akin to L. bibere to drink. Cf. {Imbibe}.]
1. To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes
thoroughly imbued with black.
2. To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or
penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good
principles.
Thy words with grace divine Imbued, bring to their
sweetness no satiety. --Milton.
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