imbue
verb (used with object)
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc..
imbues
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present tense formof imbue (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Great TV imbues its fiction with a soul, coaxing us to view fully crafted characters as beings of flesh and blood, or constructed unscripted scenarios as truth.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
I’m a person who creates characters, imbues them with problems and makes up situations for them to struggle through toward emotional epiphanies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
This imbues each sighting of the star with extra significance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026
Dragon Hatchling imbues AI with memory that large language models can’t match, according to Pathway, theoretically enabling a new class of continuously learning, adaptive AI systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
Neither his character nor any of his personal qualities imbues the impartial reader with confidence in either his criticisms or historical statements.
From The Tragedy of St. Helena by Walter Runciman
