Imbue

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Imbue \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.
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     2. To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or
        penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good
        principles.
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              Thy words with grace divine
              Imbued, bring to their sweetness no satiety.
                                                    --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  imbue
       v 1: spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has
            permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the
            entire building" [syn: {permeate}, {pervade}, {penetrate},
             {interpenetrate}, {diffuse}]
       2: fill, soak, or imbue totally; "saturate the bandage with
          disinfectant" [syn: {soak}]
       3: suffuse with color [syn: {hue}, {tinge}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  132 Moby Thesaurus words for "imbue":
     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