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Verb: imbue  im'byoo
  1. Spread or diffuse through
    "An atmosphere of distrust has imbued this administration";
    - permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, riddle
     
  2. Fill, soak, or imbue totally
    "imbue the bandage with disinfectant";
    - soak
     
  3. Suffuse with colour
    - hue

Derived forms: imbued, imbues, imbuing

Type of: color [US], color in [US], colorise [Brit], colorize [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], colour in [Brit, Cdn], colourise [Brit], colourize [Brit, Cdn], impregnate, penetrate, perforate, saturate

Encyclopedia: Imbue