imbue
verb (used with object)
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc..
is imbuing
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present progressiveof imbue (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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What Gore Verbinski does so well in The Ring is imbuing the most mundane objects with menace.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 31, 2019
But this year, jazz pianist Vijay Iyer is imbuing it with the sounds of avant-garde jazz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2017
Arguably the most important function of the layout artist is imbuing the static storyboard images with performance.
From The Verge ● Oct. 25, 2015
As the workforce becomes more global, the relentless digital revolution is imbuing even full-time jobs with aspects of temporary, part-time jobs.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2011
He passionately pushes his Paideia program, an experimental educational system that is imbuing selected elementary and high schools in Atlanta, Oakland and Chicago with a rigorous curriculum taught in part by the Socratic method.
From Time Magazine Archive
