Imbue \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.
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2. To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or
penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good
principles.
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Thy words with grace divine
Imbued, bring to their sweetness no satiety.
--Milton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
imbue
v 1: spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has
permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the
entire building" [syn: permeate, pervade, penetrate,
interpenetrate, diffuse]
2: fill, soak, or imbue totally; "saturate the bandage with
disinfectant" [syn: soak]
3: suffuse with color [syn: hue, tinge]
WordNet (r) 2.0
132 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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