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

Named after the Victoria Regia, a water lily that floats in the Amazon, this hotel imbues Colombian flavor with elegant French touches. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2026

Borobudur’s sense of spirituality still imbues the air around it. — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

In the moment, however, Martins imbues tremendous intrigue through snippets of the seemingly distracted middle-aged driver, Wesley (Renato Novaes), and eventually, through the crash itself. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Sep. 2026

James’s close narration imbues the book with intimacy, not to mention humor. — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026

Although train conducting doesn’t seem exciting, Undercoders imbues it with a skateboarding personality. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

The full-bodied physicality with which delas Alas imbues her performance turns such punishingly poignant bits into the stuff of boisterous spectacle. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026

Spiritual philosopher Alan Watts is mentioned in Past the Veil’s press release, and Lay imbues these axioms with profundity like only the best teachers can. — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026

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