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imbuo.

to wet, moisten, dip

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈɪm.bu.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈim.bu.o]
  1. to wet, moisten, dip

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  2. to fill, tinge, stain, taint, infect, imbue

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  3. to accustom or impress early, inspire, imbue

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  4. to do something for the first time, set the example

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  5. to instruct, initiate, train to a degree; familiarise

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Where this word comes from

Back-formation from the past participle imbūtus, itself from Proto-Italic *enðūtos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-dʰh₁-u-h₁-tós, an instrumental-based participial derivative of *h₁en (“in”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to do, place”) + *-us + *-tós.

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