imbue

Meaning of imbue

verb
  1. inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality).
    his works are invariably imbued with a sense of calm and serenity

late Middle English (in the sense ‘saturate’): from French imbu ‘moistened’, from Latin imbutus, past participle of imbuere ‘moisten’.

Information about imbue

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of imbue is: imbues.
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Hyphenation of imbue

im-bue

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
  • imbue is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

imbue synonyms

Meaning permeate:

permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, riddle

Meaning soak:

soak

Meaning hue:

hue

Meaning fill (something or someone) with something until no more can be held or absorbed:

saturate

Meaning gradually spread through or over:

suffuse

Meaning soak or saturate (something) with a substance:

impregnate

Meaning introduce (a new or different element) into something:

inject

Meaning instil (an idea, attitude, or habit) by persistent instruction:

inculcate

Meaning gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude) in a person's mind:

instil

Meaning firmly fix or establish (a habit, belief, or attitude) in a person:

ingrain

Meaning fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative:

inspire

Meaning give an essential or formative principle or quality to:

inform

Meaning become an overwhelming presence in; pervade:

fill

Meaning fill or pervade with a quality or emotion:

charge

Meaning fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large amount of something:

load

Words that rhyme with imbue

embue, preimbue

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