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
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.
• Imbue takes meaning from the word imbibe, which means "to absorb or to be filled with".
Source: Wiktionary
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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
