imbue
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin imbuō (“wet, moisten”).
Verb [edit]
imbue (third-person singular simple present imbues, present participle imbuing, simple past and past participle imbued)
- (transitive): 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.
Usage notes [edit]
- Imbue takes meaning from the word imbibe, which means "to absorb or to be filled with".
Translations [edit]
to wet or stain completely
to permeate or impregnate completely
French [edit]
Adjective [edit]
imbue f
- feminine form of imbu
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
imbue
- second-person singular present active imperative of imbuō
