imbue

im·bue

transitive verb \-ˈbyü\

im·buedim·bu·ing

Definition of IMBUE

1

: to permeate or influence as if by dyeing <the spirit that imbues the new constitution>

2

: to tinge or dye deeply

3

: endow 3 <Spanish missions imbue the city with Old World charm — Scott Pendleton>

Examples of IMBUE

1. A feeling of optimism imbues her works.
2. <her training at the school for the deaf imbued her with a sense of purpose that she had never known before>

Origin of IMBUE

Latin imbuere

First Known Use: 1555

Related to IMBUE

Synonyms

endue (or indue), infuse, inculcate, ingrain (also engrain), inoculate, invest, steep, suffuse

Related Words

animate, charge, enliven, invigorate, leaven; implant, instill, plant; impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate; deluge, drown, fill, flood, inundate, overwhelm, submerge

Near Antonyms

deprive, divest, strip; clear, empty; eliminate, remove, take away

See Synonym Discussion at infuse

Rhymes with IMBUE

accrue, achoo, adieu, ado, Agnew, aircrew, airscrew, anew, askew, babu, Baku, bamboo, battu, battue, bayou, bedew, beshrew, bestrew, bijou, boo-boo, boubou, brand-new, breakthrough, burgoo, cachou, can-do, canoe, caoutchouc, Carew, Cebu, Chonju, construe, Corfu, corkscrew, coypu, CQ, cuckoo, curfew, debut, Depew, doo-doo, ecu, endue, ensue, eschew, floor-through, fondue, fordo, Gansu, Gentoo, Gifu, goo-goo, GQ, ground crew, gumshoe, guru, hairdo, hereto, Hindu, home brew, Honshu, horseshoe, how-to, HQ, Hutu, igloo, imbrue, IQ, jackscrew, K2, Kansu, karoo, Karoo, kazoo, Khufu, kung fu, Kwangju, leadscrew, lean-to, long view, make-do, Matthew, me-too, mildew, milieu, miscue, misdo, muumuu, non-U, old-shoe, one-two, on view, outdo, perdu, Peru, poilu, prau, preview, pursue, purview, ragout, redo, renew, Renfrew, review, revue, rough-hew, run-through, sandshoe, Sardou, see-through, set-to, setscrew, shampoo, sinew, skiddoo, snafu, snowshoe, soft-shoe, span-new, subdue, surtout, taboo, Taegu, tattoo, thank-you, thereto, thumbscrew, to-do, too-too, tree shrew, undo, undue, unglue, unscrew, untrue, vatu, vendue, venue, virtu, voodoo, wahoo, walk-through, wherethrough, whereto, who's who, worldview, yahoo, yoo-hoo