imbue.
To instill or inspire (someone) with a certain quality, feeling, or idea.
Meaning & usage
To instill or inspire (someone) with a certain quality, feeling, or idea.
To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.
The shirt was imbued with his scent.
In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.
The entire text is imbued with the sense of melancholy and hopelessness.
Where this word comes from
From Latin imbuō (“wet, moisten”). Compare imbibe.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.