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  • past tense form of imbue.
  • past participle of imbue.
Synonyms

imbued

American  
[im-byood] / ɪmˈbjud /

adjective

  1. permeated or inspired, as with an ideal, meaning, characteristic, etc..

    The article provides a picture of the Jewish Diaspora and its shift from sacredly imbued patterns to more secular ones.

  2. saturated or impregnated, as with moisture, color, etc..

    Those snow cones you buy at street fairs are all far too sweet and imbued with dye.


verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of imbue.

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Etymology

Origin of imbued

imbue ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )


Example Sentences

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Her family imbued in her a love for cinema.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Some offices or Cabinet posts are just imbued with more power than others.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Now, with her latest show Youth, Horgan puts the spotlight on 50-something women, imbued with her trademark tightly balanced mix of hilarity and pathos.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

"Human conversations are imbued with background assumptions that give meaning and relevance to the words being used," Denning explains.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

The congregation was growing angry because Roberto had imbued them with outrage.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

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