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Definition of imbue verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

imbue

 verb
verb
NAmE//ɪmˈbyu//
 
[often passive] imbue somebody/something (with something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they imbue
 
he / she / it imbues
 
past simple imbued
 
-ing form imbuing
 
 
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to fill someone or something with strong feelings, opinions, or values synonym infuse Her voice was imbued with an unusual seriousness. He was imbued with a desire for social justice.
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