imbue
(verb)
verb
1. spread or diffuse through
Similar word(s): diffuse, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle
Definition categories: contact, penetrate, perforate
2. fill, soak, or imbue totally
Similar word(s): soak
Definition categories: change, impregnate, saturate
3. suffuse with color
Similar word(s): hue
Definition categories: change, color, colorise, colorize, colour, colourise, colourize
Sentences with imbue as a verb:
- The shirt was imbued with his scent.
- The entire text is imbued with the sense of melancholy and hopelessness.