IMBUE

imbue, hue

(verb) suffuse with color

soak, imbue

(verb) fill, soak, or imbue totally; “soak the bandage with disinfectant”

permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle

(verb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

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

(transitive) 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.

Usage notes

• Imbue takes meaning from the word imbibe, which means "to absorb or to be filled with".

Source: Wiktionary

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Im*bue", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbued; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbuing.] Etym: [L. imbuere; pref. im- in + perh. a disused simple word akin to L. bibere to drink. Cf. Imbibe.]

1. To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes thoroughly imbued with black.

2. To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good principles. Thy words with grace divine Imbued, bring to their sweetness no satiety. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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