imbue
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
to saturate or impregnate with moisture, color, etc.
to imbrue.
Origin of imbue
1Other words for imbue
Other words from imbue
- im·bue·ment, noun
- pre·im·bue, verb (used with object), pre·im·bued, pre·im·bu·ing.
Words that may be confused with imbue
- imbrue, imbue
Words Nearby imbue
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How to use imbue in a sentence
Long before the days of sharing minutiae on social media, Rich knew how seeing the familiar from a photographic distance can heighten our surroundings and imbue routines with new meaning.
At the Smithsonian, a photographic portrait of East Baltimore, decades before the dawn of the selfie era | Kelsey Ables | August 26, 2021 | Washington PostFirst, her parents imbued in her a strong sense of financial responsibility as a child.
Oh, yeah—it also seems to reduce age-related cognitive decline and has imbued healthy animals—mice, at least—with almost photographic memory.
The miracle molecule that could treat brain injuries and boost your fading memory | Adam Piore | August 25, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewMost notably, the PlayStation 5 features technology that can imbue 3D audio in any headset you connect to the console.
Audeze Mobius gaming headset review: Surround sound all around | Michael Epstein | August 24, 2021 | Popular-ScienceStatements had to be imbued with a negative feeling that is typically a combination of anger and disgust, and the users had to be really worked up about the topic.
Social media really is making us more morally outraged | Charlotte Hu | August 13, 2021 | Popular-Science
They practiced ceremonial cannibalism, believing the hearts of their victims would imbue them with power.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis | Nina Strochlic | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow, way up high in the North Carolina mountains, a Land of Oz can imbue a little magic.
Follow the Yellow Brick Road…to North Carolina | Nina Strochlic | February 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd the use of reverberating metallic sound effects to imbue every other moment with sinister portent gets tedious after awhile.
‘Broadchurch’ Is Great TV for Fans of ‘Downton Abbey,’ ‘Doctor Who,’ and ‘Prime Suspect’ | Andrew Romano | August 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey had hoped for a younger man with more manifest energy and charisma to imbue the church with a new spirit.
“Unfortunately, the Jesuits failed to imbue me with the true Christian faith,” Castro told Frei Betto.
Castro May Rejoin Catholic Church, Say Rumors in the Italian Press | Mac Margolis, Barbie Latza Nadeau | February 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd this effect of the law tends to imbue the proprietors with corresponding sentiments and feelings.
And more specifically he must imbue himself with the spirit of the childlike literature.
Literature in the Elementary School | Porter Lander MacClintockBut even if it would not expose itself, it would be infinitely best to imbue it with righteous principle.
Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women | George Sumner WeaverLastly, General Ptain managed to imbue all ranks with his energy and faith, and the enemy's drive was stopped.
Verdun Argonne-Metz 1914-1918 | AnonymousCynthia went from one to the other, trying to convince them and to imbue them with her own belief in Neal, but she could not.
Harper's Round Table, September 24, 1895 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for imbue
/ (ɪmˈbjuː) /
to instil or inspire (with ideals, principles, etc): his sermons were imbued with the spirit of the Reformation
rare to soak, esp with moisture, dye, etc
Origin of imbue
1Derived forms of imbue
- imbuement, noun
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