imbue
Meaning of imbue
verb
- 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:
Meaning hue:
Meaning fill (something or someone) with something until no more can be held or absorbed:
Meaning gradually spread through or over:
Meaning soak or saturate (something) with a substance:
Meaning introduce (a new or different element) into something:
Meaning instil (an idea, attitude, or habit) by persistent instruction:
Meaning gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude) in a person's mind:
Meaning firmly fix or establish (a habit, belief, or attitude) in a person:
Meaning fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative:
Meaning give an essential or formative principle or quality to:
Meaning become an overwhelming presence in; pervade:
Meaning fill or pervade with a quality or emotion:
Meaning fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large amount of something:
Words that rhyme with imbue
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