as in suffuses
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
her training at the school for the deaf imbued her with a sense of purpose that she had never known before
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Recent Examples of imbues
Roster imbues his Ed with a sort of goofball persona, delightfully recalling his many hotel adventures after some drunken discomfort.
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
During oral arguments, justices on both sides of the political aisle also questioned whether IEEPA imbues the Commander in Chief with the right to impose tariffs at all, even in the case of a national emergency.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2026
Thanks to both Gosling’s tongue-in-cheek charisma — as well as the curious and utterly sincere personality that Ortiz imbues into Rocky through his voice performance and intuitive puppeteering (with plenty of improvisation) — the movie becomes a disarming interstellar, interspecies bromance.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
But like with all of his sets, Holmes imbues wisdom in even the most juvenile of jokes.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
The instrumentation is rich and textured, while Bunbury’s delivery imbues the song with wisdom and raw vulnerability.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2026
The men’s capsule imbues the same collegiate spirit, with polos and shirting in sprightly patterns—albeit, slightly bolder than women’s—alongside said new take on the retailer’s windproof blouson, in khaki, sand and navy, plus relaxed sports shorts.
—Alice Cary, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026
Natalie Haynes fleshes out the backstories of her cast—Jason, a handsome ship captain on a quest for the Golden Fleece, the scheming sorceress Medea, and Olympian deities toying with mortals like marionettes—and imbues them all with contemporary vibes.
—Hamilton Cain, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
As in Pillion and elsewhere, Melling imbues a premise’s potential grotesqueries with real and specific feelings.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
David John Chávez, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
During oral arguments, justices on both sides of the political aisle also questioned whether IEEPA imbues the Commander in Chief with the right to impose tariffs at all, even in the case of a national emergency.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2026
Thanks to both Gosling’s tongue-in-cheek charisma — as well as the curious and utterly sincere personality that Ortiz imbues into Rocky through his voice performance and intuitive puppeteering (with plenty of improvisation) — the movie becomes a disarming interstellar, interspecies bromance.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
But like with all of his sets, Holmes imbues wisdom in even the most juvenile of jokes.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
The instrumentation is rich and textured, while Bunbury’s delivery imbues the song with wisdom and raw vulnerability.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2026
The men’s capsule imbues the same collegiate spirit, with polos and shirting in sprightly patterns—albeit, slightly bolder than women’s—alongside said new take on the retailer’s windproof blouson, in khaki, sand and navy, plus relaxed sports shorts.
—Alice Cary, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026
Natalie Haynes fleshes out the backstories of her cast—Jason, a handsome ship captain on a quest for the Golden Fleece, the scheming sorceress Medea, and Olympian deities toying with mortals like marionettes—and imbues them all with contemporary vibes.
—Hamilton Cain, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
As in Pillion and elsewhere, Melling imbues a premise’s potential grotesqueries with real and specific feelings.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imbues
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The soft natural light suffuses the red clay brick room, centered around long communal tables, introducing an intimate ease that invites you to linger.—
Anais Martinez,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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Well, that and quantum teleportation, which is the reason that quantum entanglement suffuses this entire field to this day.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Brewed coffee punches up the cocoa in the cake while coffee liqueur infuses the glaze with equally rich flavor.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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Victorian, Greek Revival, and Federal-style buildings speak to the past, while the presence of private liberal arts college Denison University infuses the area with a progressive energy.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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