imbue

Meaning

1. (transitive) To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.
2. In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.

Synonyms

soak

saturate

impregnate

permeate

implant

fill

dye

fill up

drench

fill in

pervade

complete

infuse

tincture

hue

transfuse

meet

fulfil

inculcate

indoctrinate

riddle

finish

instill

consummate

interpenetrate

penetrate

steep

diffuse

teach

complement

instill into

keep

line

litter

live up to

make out

man

👨

mould

observe

occupy

pack

perform

plunge

prepossess

prime

sate

satisfy

seethe

shed

sink

Translations

saturer

imbuir

impregnare

permeare

imbevere

emdirmek

tränken

🚰

saturar

doldurmak

compléter

sättigen

vervollständigen

durchtränken

διαποτίζω

imprégner

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪmˈbjuː/

Etymology

From Latin imbuō (“wet, moisten”). Compare imbibe.