imbue
To instill or inspire with a certain quality, feeling, or ideaTo instill or inspire (someone) with a certain quality, feeling, or idea.
» Her voice is imbued with kindness.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To instill or inspire (someone) with a certain quality, feeling, or idea.
(transitive)To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.
The shirt was imbued with his scent.
tränken
пропи́тыватьpropítyvatʹ
просо́чуватиprosóčuvaty, просочи́тиprosočýty
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.
durchdringen
насыща́тьnasyščátʹ
просо́чуватиprosóčuvaty, просочи́тиprosočýty
- suffuse with color
- fill, soak, or imbue totally
- spread or diffuse through
Examples
7 sentencesHer voice is imbued with kindness.
Everything here is imbued with the spirit of history.
ruЗдесь всё насквозь пропитано духом истории.
The faithful believe that this relic is imbued with healing properties.
Meeting you has imbued my life with a newfound sense of meaning.
We made an escapist political thriller that we wanted to imbue with humanity and realism.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Latin imbuō (“wet, moisten”). Compare imbibe.From Latin imbuō (“wet, moisten”). Compare imbibe.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
imbues, imbuing, imbued, imbuedSynonyms
13 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle