imbue
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin imbuō (“wet, moisten”). Compare imbibe.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɪmˈbjuː/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -uː
Verb
editimbue (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.
- The shirt was imbued with his scent.
- In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.
- The entire text is imbued with the sense of melancholy and hopelessness.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editto wet or stain completely
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to permeate or impregnate completely
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French
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editimbue
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈim.bu.e/, [ˈɪmbuɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈim.bu.e/, [ˈimbue]
Verb
editimbue
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