Imbue

From Fresh Dictionary

English

Etymology

From Latin, imbuere which means 'to wet' or 'to moisten' or 'to stain'.

Verb

to imbue (third-person singular simple present imbues, present participle imbuing, simple past imbued, past participle imbued)

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: The act of wetting or staining an object completely with some physical quality.

1. The scarf was imbued with her scent.

2. In general, any act which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.

   The entire text is imbued with the sense of melancholy and hopelesness.