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imbue

  (ĭm-byū') pronunciation
tr.v., -bued, -bu·ing, -bues.
  1. To inspire or influence thoroughly; pervade: work imbued with the revolutionary spirit. See synonyms at charge.
  2. To permeate or saturate.
  3. To stain or dye deeply.

[Middle English enbuen, imbeuen, from Latin imbuere, to moisten, stain.]


 
 
Thesaurus: imbue

verb

    To cause to be filled, as with a particular mood or tone: charge, freight, impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate, suffuse, transfuse. See full/empty/capacity.

 
Antonyms: imbue

v

Definition: infuse, saturate
Antonyms: drain, take out


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To inspire or influence thoroughly; pervade.

pronunciation Her speech was imbued with many references to freedom.

 
Translations: Translations for: Imbue

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - imprægnere, gennemtrænge, farve

Nederlands (Dutch)
(door)drenken, bezoedelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - imprégner, pénétrer (littér)

Deutsch (German)
v. - färben, (durch)tränken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εμποτίζω, διαποτίζω

Italiano (Italian)
imbevere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - impregnar, tingir

Русский (Russian)
насыщать, вдохновлять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - imbuir, empapar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - genomsyra, uppfylla, impregnera, (starkt) färga

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
使感染, 鼓吹, 使蒙受

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使感染, 鼓吹, 使蒙受

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 물들이다, 듬뿍 스며들게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 浸透させる, 吹き込む, 染める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصبغ, يشرب بفكرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮מילא (לב, מוח), החדיר, צבע, הספיג, הרווה‬


 
 

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