Imbue

  • 21imbue — imbuement, n. /im byooh /, v.t., imbued, imbuing. 1. to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. 2. to saturate or impregnate with moisture, color, etc. 3.… …

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  • 22imbue — verb a) To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality. The shirt was imbued with his scent. b) In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality. The entire text… …

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  • 23imbue — Synonyms and related words: animate, apply paint, bathe, beat into, bedaub, bedizen, begild, besmear, bespread, besprinkle, brainwash, breathe, brew, brush on paint, calcimine, catechize, coat, color, complexion, condition, cover, crawl with,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 24imbue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. saturate; tinge, color, suffuse; instill, inspire. See teaching, mixture. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. inspire, permeate, tinge, inculcate; see instill , teach 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …

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  • 25imbue — im·bue || ɪm bjuː v. inspire, strongly influence; fill with a feeling; cause to absorb a feeling or idea; permeate, infuse, stain …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 26imbue — [ɪm bju:] verb (imbues, imbuing, imbued) (often be imbued with) fill with a feeling or quality. Origin ME (in the sense saturate ): from Fr. imbu moistened , from L. imbut , imbuere moisten …

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  • 27imbue — v. a. 1. Tinge, dye, stain, tint, tincture, color. 2. Tincture deeply, pervade, infuse, steep, bathe, impregnate, inoculate …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 28imbue — verb the painting has become deeply imbued with the idea of Basque separatism Syn: permeate, saturate, diffuse, suffuse, pervade, bathe, drench, steep; impregnate, inject, inculcate, ingrain, instill, invest, inspire, breathe; fill …

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  • 29imbue — v 1. impregnate, fill with, inject with; indoctrinate, inculcate, implant; impress, instill, ingrain. 2. inspire, inflame, arouse; fire, charge, stir, stimulate; affect, infect, influence. 3. imbrue, drench, infuse, tincture, penetrate, permeate …

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  • 30imbue — im·bue …

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