Found 2 items, similar to Imbue.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: imbue
imbue
v 1: spread or diffuse through;
“An atmosphere of distrust has
permeated this administration”;
“music penetrated the
entire building” [syn:
permeate,
pervade,
penetrate,
interpenetrate,
diffuse]
2: fill, soak, or imbue totally;
“saturate the bandage with
disinfectant” [syn:
soak]
3: suffuse with color [syn:
hue,
tinge]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Imbue
Imbue
\Im*bue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Imbued; p. pr. & vb. n.
Imbuing.] [L. imbuere; pref. im- in + perh. a disused
simple word akin to L. bibere to drink. Cf.
Imbibe.]
1. To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes
thoroughly imbued with black.
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2. To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or
penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good
principles.
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Thy words with grace divine
Imbued, bring to their sweetness no satiety.
--Milton.
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