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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Word of the controversy has scared off enough photographers — and the park has shut down enough of its more controversial measures — to have imbued a semblance of comparative order in prime fox habitat.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Pop stars like Lil Nas X, Beyoncé and her sister, Solange, who celebrate country and western culture’s Black roots in their music and videos, have imbued it with a certain hip factor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2022
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
His early asceticism seems to have imbued him with a love of the marvellous; and his religious zeal served only to increase his credulity.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
