imbue

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪmˈbjuː/

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Verb

Plain form imbue

Third-person singular imbues

Past tense imbued

Past participle imbued

Present participle imbuing

1. If you imbue people or things with a quality, idea, or emotion, you fill them with it.

   In various contexts these concepts may be imbued with various meanings.

   You take your characters and imbue them with life.