Synonyms of imbues

imbues

verb

present tense third-person singular of imbue

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suffuses
• infuses
• invests
• inculcates
• fills
• inoculates
• floods
• animates
• enlivens
• overwhelms
• invigorates
• instills
• pervades
• steeps
• endues
• permeates
• charges
• plants
• ingrains
• leavens
• saturates
• drowns
• impregnates
• submerges
• inundates
• implants
• deluges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deprives
• empties
• removes
• divests
• takes (away)
• eliminates
• strips
• clears

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of imbues

Their signature farmhouse look imbues it with a certain bucolic charm, and all their products are hand-forged in Charleston, South Carolina. — Clara Hillis, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026

DeHaan stars as an awkward teen who films his every move and, along with his friends, stumbles upon a mysterious object that imbues them with remarkable powers. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Emma D’Arcy imbues Rhaenyra’s every line with a breathless giddiness that conveys the character’s reckless naivete. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026

From $197,195 As its moniker implies, our grand-tourer category celebrates an automobile that imbues any long journey with joie de vivre. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 June 2026

Grilling okra whole reduces sliminess and imbues the pods with a gentle smokiness that is simply irresistible. — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 15 June 2026

Reading from Beloved’s final, stunning page, Namwali and Vinson trace how Morrison imbues meaning on the level of syntax and crafts her words into a story that cannot be forgotten. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

Paz imbues Lucila with both an unwavering resilience and an effervescence expected of her youth. — Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 13 May 2026

Collins’ labor-intensive process of transcription imbues the work with both the threat of decay and the possibility of survival, reflecting a present defined by precarity, resistance, and the choice not to go down with a sinking ship. — Time, 30 Apr. 2026