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Imbue Definition & Meaning
Imbue verb
/ɪmˈbjuː/
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense imbues, present participle imbuing, past tense, past participle imbued
• to fill someone or something with strong feelings, opinions or values
Her poetry is imbued with deep, religious feeling.
She was imbued with a desire for social justice.
Dev is able to imbue his listeners with enthusiasm.
His voice was imbued with an unusual seriousness that Dua had never heard before.
Synonyms & Similar Words
suffuse
infuse
inculcate
fill
inject
steep
saturate
ingrain
engrain
flood
invigorate
charge
instil
permeate
pervade
impregnate
leaven
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
deprive
remove
divest
eliminate
take (away)
clear
strip
empty
