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
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.
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Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Above the dining room bench, a vintage brass artwork found at a flea market in Belarus imbues the space with history and character—something old in an apartment that’s definitely new.
—Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 30 May 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
Still, even as the memes become borderline unintelligible, Kirkslop contains an air of transgression that imbues the otherwise inane edits and images with perverse political undercurrents.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
The best power-pop thrives on the simmering tension between joyous jangle and sorrowful sentiment, and Presley imbues Orange’s songs with a palpable sense of shame and regret that makes even its most ebullient tracks feel heavy.
—Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
Roster imbues his Ed with a sort of goofball persona, delightfully recalling his many hotel adventures after some drunken discomfort.
—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
Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Above the dining room bench, a vintage brass artwork found at a flea market in Belarus imbues the space with history and character—something old in an apartment that’s definitely new.
—Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 30 May 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
Still, even as the memes become borderline unintelligible, Kirkslop contains an air of transgression that imbues the otherwise inane edits and images with perverse political undercurrents.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
The best power-pop thrives on the simmering tension between joyous jangle and sorrowful sentiment, and Presley imbues Orange’s songs with a palpable sense of shame and regret that makes even its most ebullient tracks feel heavy.
—Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
Roster imbues his Ed with a sort of goofball persona, delightfully recalling his many hotel adventures after some drunken discomfort.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imbues
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But the latter’s crisply executed harmonies are but one of multiple examples of what splendid singing suffuses this production.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2026
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Announcing its hardcore aspirations with a moody steel-blue palette that suffuses the rural setting with dread, the film takes place almost entirely on a remote cow farm, the home of a mixed-race family of three.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Cooking scallions low and slow draws out their aroma, which infuses the oil that becomes part of the sauce for this dish.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Told over the course of six summers, then picking up a decade later, the feel-good tale infuses the perfect amount of depth and emotion to elevate it beyond a typical teen romance.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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“Imbues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imbues. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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