imbue
Meaning
- To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.
- In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.
Synonyms
instill into
live up to
put into
make full
invest in
endue
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪmˈbjuː/
Etymology
From Latin imbuō (“wet, moisten”).
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