imbue
verb (used with object)
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc..
have imbued
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present perfectof imbue.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A forecast of rain forced the show from the cobblestoned streets of Brera, flanked by Milan’s stoic architecture — a setting that would have imbued the looks with their street sense.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
The mat packs easily, so we can take her calm spot with her when we travel, and its former life as a workout accessory may even have imbued it with interesting smells.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2018
Halpern has participated in five services in all, including the one we both attend, and these experiences have imbued him with respect for the Indians and their faith.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 8, 2017
He's trying to save Schumer from a similar fate — and helping her identify her comic voice seems to have imbued them both with a new kind of pride.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2015
An hour's harangue would not have imbued them with the sense of his authority, his determination to exercise it, and their impotency to resist it, as did this practical lesson.
From At Last by Marion Harland
