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im·bue

(ĭm-byo͞o′)

tr.v. im·bued, im·bu·ing, im·bues

1. To inspire or influence thoroughly; pervade: work imbued with the revolutionary spirit.

2. To saturate, impregnate, or dye.

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

Synonyms: imbue, permeate, pervade, saturate, suffuse
These verbs mean to cause to be filled with a particular quality, such as an attitude or feeling: poetry imbued with lyricism; optimism that permeates a group; letters pervaded with gloom; a play saturated with ironic witticism; a heart suffused with love. See Also Synonyms at care.

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imbue

(ɪmˈbjuː)

vb, -bues, -buing or -bued

1. to instil or inspire (with ideals, principles, etc): his sermons were imbued with the spirit of the Reformation.

2. rare to soak, esp with moisture, dye, etc

[C16: from Latin imbuere to stain, accustom]

imˈbuement n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

im•bue

(ɪmˈbyu)

v.t. -bued, -bu•ing.

1. to permeate or inspire profoundly.

2. to saturate deeply with moisture or color.

3. to imbrue.

[1545–55; < Latin imbuere to wet, drench]

im•bue′ment, n.

imbue

Past participle: imbued
Gerund: imbuing

Imperative
imbue
imbue

Present
I imbue
you imbue
he/she/it imbues
we imbue
you imbue
they imbue

Preterite
I imbued
you imbued
he/she/it imbued
we imbued
you imbued
they imbued

Present Continuous
I am imbuing
you are imbuing
he/she/it is imbuing
we are imbuing
you are imbuing
they are imbuing

Present Perfect
I have imbued
you have imbued
he/she/it has imbued
we have imbued
you have imbued
they have imbued

Past Continuous
I was imbuing
you were imbuing
he/she/it was imbuing
we were imbuing
you were imbuing
they were imbuing

Past Perfect
I had imbued
you had imbued
he/she/it had imbued
we had imbued
you had imbued
they had imbued

Future
I will imbue
you will imbue
he/she/it will imbue
we will imbue
you will imbue
they will imbue

Future Perfect
I will have imbued
you will have imbued
he/she/it will have imbued
we will have imbued
you will have imbued
they will have imbued

Future Continuous
I will be imbuing
you will be imbuing
he/she/it will be imbuing
we will be imbuing
you will be imbuing
they will be imbuing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been imbuing
you have been imbuing
he/she/it has been imbuing
we have been imbuing
you have been imbuing
they have been imbuing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been imbuing
you will have been imbuing
he/she/it will have been imbuing
we will have been imbuing
you will have been imbuing
they will have been imbuing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been imbuing
you had been imbuing
he/she/it had been imbuing
we had been imbuing
you had been imbuing
they had been imbuing

Conditional
I would imbue
you would imbue
he/she/it would imbue
we would imbue
you would imbue
they would imbue

Past Conditional
I would have imbued
you would have imbued
he/she/it would have imbued
we would have imbued
you would have imbued
they would have imbued

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Verb	1.	imbue - 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" permeate, pervade, diffuse, interpenetrate, riddle, penetrate penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" spiritise, spiritize - imbue with a spirit
	2.	imbue - fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant" soak steep, infuse - let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol" brew - sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor; "the tea is brewing" impregnate, saturate - infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"
	3.	imbue - suffuse with color hue color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"

imbue

verb instil, infuse, steep, bathe, saturate, pervade, permeate, impregnate, inculcate He is able to imbue his listeners with enthusiasm.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

imbue

verb

To cause to be filled, as with a particular mood or tone:

charge, freight, impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate, suffuse, transfuse.

Translations

completar

kyllästää

compléter remplir saturer

imbevere permeare

imbue

[ɪmˈbjuː] VT to imbue sth with → imbuir algo de or en (frm), empapar algo de
to imbue sb with sth [+ quality, virtue] → infundir or conferir algo a algn, imbuir a algn de algo (frm)
to be imbued with → estar imbuido (frm) or empapado de

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

imbue

[ɪmˈbjuː] vt
to imbue sth with sth [+ quality] → insuffler qch à qch
a brief to imbue the brand with a subtler, more aristocratic vibe → des instructions pour insuffler une aura plus subtile et aristocratique à la marque
to imbue sb with [+ feeling] → remplir qn de
His presence imbued her with a feeling of security → Sa présence la remplissait d'un sentiment de sécurité.
to be imbued with a feeling → être pénétré(e) d'un sentiment
an officer imbued with a sense of duty → un officier pénétré du sens du devoir

imbue

vt (fig) → durchdringen, erfüllen (with mit)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

imbue

[ɪmˈbjuː] vt (frm) to imbue sth with → impregnare qc di

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