imbue
verb (used with object)
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc..
were imbuing
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past progressiveof imbue.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Characters I recognised rubbed shoulders with strangers, all of whom were imbuing each line of dialogue with such sombre, knowing significance, you could be forgiven for assuming we were witnessing the end of history itself.
From The Guardian ● May 28, 2010
