Meaning of IMBUE
| Pronunciation: | | im'byoo
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- [v] suffuse with color
- [v] fill, soak, or imbue totally; "saturate the bandage with disinfectant"
- [v] spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"
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| | Synonyms: | | diffuse, hue, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade, soak, tinge |
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| | See Also: | | brew, complexion, dye, impregnate, infuse, perforate, saturate, spiritise, spiritize, steep | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
2. To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or
penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good
principles.
Thy words with grace divine Imbued, bring to their
sweetness no satiety. --Milton.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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, creep with, dab, daub, decoct, deep-dye, diffuse, dip, distemper, double-dye, douche, dredge, drench, drouk, dye, emblazon, embue, enamel, engild, enliven, entincture, exhilarate, extend throughout, face, fast-dye, fill, fire, flavor, flush, fresco, gild, glaze, gloss, grain, honeycomb, hue, illuminate, imbrue, implant, impregnate, impress, inculcate, indoctrinate, infect, infiltrate, infix, inform, infuse, ingrain, inject, inoculate, inspire, inspirit, instill, invest, japan, lacquer, lave, lay on color, leach, leave no void, leaven, lixiviate, macerate, occupy, overrun, overspread, overswarm, paint, parget, penetrate, percolate, permeate, pervade, pigment, prime, program, rinse, run through, saturate, season, seethe, shade, shadow, shellac, slop on paint, smear, soak, sodden, sop, souse, spirit, spirit up, stain, steep, stipple, suffuse, swarm with, teem with, temper, tinct, tincture, tinge, tint, tone, transfuse, undercoat, varnish, wash, waterlog, whitewash |
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