Imbue

  • 81leaven — I. n. 1. Yeast, ferment, barm, fermenting substance. 2. Pervading influence. II. v. a. 1. Produce or excite fermentation in, ferment, raise, lighten. 2. Imbue, pervade, permeate, tinge, color, inspire, elevate, lift. 3. Imbue, infect, vitiate,… …

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  • 82steep — I adj 1. sheer, abrupt, precipitous, sudden, high, upright, plumb, sharp, bold, bluff, arduous; perpendicular, vertical; declivitous, descending; acclivi tous, ascending. n 2. height, elevation, rise, hill, acclivity; cliff, bluff, crag, alp,… …

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  • 83infect — in•fect [[t]ɪnˈfɛkt[/t]] v. t. 1) to affect or contaminate with disease producing germs 2) to taint or contaminate with any harmful substance: to infect the air with poison gas[/ex] 3) to corrupt or affect morally 4) to imbue with some pernicious …

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  • 84spiritise — verb imbue with a spirit • Syn: ↑spiritize • Derivationally related forms: ↑spirit (for: ↑spiritize) • Hypernyms: ↑permeate, ↑per …

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  • 85spiritize — verb imbue with a spirit • Syn: ↑spiritise • Derivationally related forms: ↑spirit • Hypernyms: ↑permeate, ↑pervade, ↑penetrate, ↑interpenetrate, ↑ …

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  • 86embue — variant of imbue * * * embue obs. variant of imbue …

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  • 87negroize — ˌīz transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Usage: sometimes capitalized 1. : to cause to be Negro (as in qualities, personnel) negroized speech a new negroized stage production a negroized unit …

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  • 88Abolitionize — Ab o*li tion*ize, v. t. To imbue with the principles of abolitionism. [R.] Bartlett. [1913 Webster] || …

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  • 89Agrarianize — A*gra ri*an*ize, v. t. To distribute according to, or to imbue with, the principles of agrarianism. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 90Christianize — Chris tian*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Christianized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Christianizing}.] [Cf. F. christianiser, L. christianizare, fr. Gr. ?.] 1. To make Christian; to convert to Christianity; as, to Christianize pagans. [1913 Webster] 2. To imbue …

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