as in suffusing
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 imbuing
Aggressive Mars conjoins cosmic detective Pluto in your sign, imbuing you with shockingly powerful initiative.
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Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Hepburn knew how to style separates, imbuing even the most basic pieces with a sense of effortless elegance.
—Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
This blend from Mars Whisky takes the original Iwai Tradition expression and finishes it in sweet Pedro Ximenez sherry barrels for nearly a year, imbuing the whisky with notes of raisin, fig, and baking spice.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2026
Olsen is known for imbuing small spaces with grandeur, wit, and the kind of high-end design once reserved for those with serious square footage, like in his Brooklyn brownstone.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2026
Iwobi, as Sam describes above, is orchestrating through the midfield and imbuing their squad with a crucial sense of composure.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Those serve as the source text for a few of the poems in terms of my thinking about repurposing that found language in a new way, or imbuing it with new life, alongside my lyric interventions.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
The young singer-songwriter became an interpreter of others’ works, imbuing them with a unique character missing on earlier recordings.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Saving Denji’s life, Pochita and the young man make a deal to fuse, imbuing him with the ability to turn parts of his body into Devil-destroying chainsaws.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Hepburn knew how to style separates, imbuing even the most basic pieces with a sense of effortless elegance.
—Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
This blend from Mars Whisky takes the original Iwai Tradition expression and finishes it in sweet Pedro Ximenez sherry barrels for nearly a year, imbuing the whisky with notes of raisin, fig, and baking spice.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2026
Olsen is known for imbuing small spaces with grandeur, wit, and the kind of high-end design once reserved for those with serious square footage, like in his Brooklyn brownstone.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2026
Iwobi, as Sam describes above, is orchestrating through the midfield and imbuing their squad with a crucial sense of composure.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Those serve as the source text for a few of the poems in terms of my thinking about repurposing that found language in a new way, or imbuing it with new life, alongside my lyric interventions.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
The young singer-songwriter became an interpreter of others’ works, imbuing them with a unique character missing on earlier recordings.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Saving Denji’s life, Pochita and the young man make a deal to fuse, imbuing him with the ability to turn parts of his body into Devil-destroying chainsaws.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imbuing
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Your energetic 5th house hosts the meeting of Mercury and Pluto, suffusing your hobbies with cosmic delight.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Rafiq suspected that the anxiety suffusing the market had made any pickpockets unlikely to be scoping out potential shoppers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The flavorful new option is made by infusing the clean taste of Absolut vodka with the heat and aroma that comes from the peppers used to make the South’s most famous hot sauce.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
28 Jan. 2026
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This is how the living assist the imaginations of the dead, infusing reality with fiction and altering the meaning of a city.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Imbuing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imbuing. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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