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imbues

  • present tense form of imbue (3rd person singular).

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This imbues each sighting of the star with extra significance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Wever imbues every word with a subtle nefariousness, bringing a depth to the film that it so desperately needs.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Taylor imbues a grave defiance in Perfidia, rounding out what could be a one-note character in someone else’s hands into a moving, heartbreaking portrait of a rebel.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2025

But here, guests can linger with the actors and probe them to try to uncover the storyline that imbues the venue.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

He fills immensity,—and if so, then he imbues this little flower with his own life, for he is the life of all things.

From Town and Country; or, life at home and abroad, without and within us by Adams, John S. (John Stowell)