imbue

Verb

Verb Forms: imbued, imbuing, imbues

• To permeate or inspire deeply; to saturate.
• spread or diffuse through
• fill, soak, or imbue totally
• suffuse with color
• To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.
• In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.

Examples

• Her strategy was imbued with a deep understanding of letter distribution, leading to many bingos.
• The entire text is imbued with the sense of melancholy and hopelessness.
• The shirt was imbued with his scent.

Synonyms

diffuse, hue, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle, soak