imbued
Americanadjective
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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.
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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.
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"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
In “Gowanus Crossing,” Vincent Coppola’s elegiac memoir, even the pollution is imbued with longing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
And they imbued all that into making that show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Because these celebrity exorcists are imbued with a kind of divine authority in their audiences’ minds by their proximity to supernatural matters, their social media followings can be unusually strong and loyal.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
The congregation was growing angry because Roberto had imbued them with outrage.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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