imbue

im·bue  (m-by)

tr.v. im·bued, im·bu·ing, im·bues

1. To inspire or influence thoroughly; pervade: work imbued with the revolutionary spirit. See Synonyms at charge.

2. To permeate or saturate.

3. To stain or dye deeply.

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[Middle English enbuen, imbeuen, from Latin imbuere, to moisten, stain.]

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imbue

Verb

[-buing, -bued] to fill or inspire (with ideals or principles) [Latin imbuere to stain]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	imbue - spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks" permeate, pervade, diffuse, interpenetrate, riddle, penetrate penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" spiritise, spiritize - imbue with a spirit
	2.	imbue - fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant" soak steep, infuse - let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol" brew - sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor; "the tea is brewing" impregnate, saturate - infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"
	3.	imbue - suffuse with color hue color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"

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imbue

verb instil, infuse, steep, bathe, saturate, pervade, permeate, impregnate, inculcate

Translations

imbue [ɪmˈbjuː] vt to imbue sth with → imbuir algo de

imbue [ɪmˈbjuː] vt to imbue sth with → imprégner qch de

imbue [ɪmˈbjuː] vt to imbue sb/sth with → jdn/etw durchdringen mit

imbue [ɪmˈbjuː] vt to imbue sth with → impregnare qc di