Synonyms of imbuing

imbuing

verb

present participle of imbue

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suffusing
• infusing
• inculcating
• investing
• inoculating
• filling
• flooding
• steeping
• charging
• animating
• enlivening
• enduing
• instilling
• planting
• invigorating
• ingraining
• leavening
• saturating
• drowning
• implanting
• permeating
• overwhelming
• pervading
• impregnating
• submerging
• inundating
• deluging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• depriving
• stripping
• emptying
• removing
• clearing
• divesting
• eliminating
• taking (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of imbuing

The dress was part of couturier Wes Gordon’s debut as the creative director for the label, updating classic design codes synonymous with the brand while imbuing the collection with a distinctly casual bent. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

And here’s where all the flash-forward business this season finally comes into thematic focus, imbuing the scene with an Old-Testament style foreboding. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026

This is a vivid portrait of an icon of New Queer Cinema that tends to the key biographical facts of his life while imbuing it with personal urgency that comes from Rollason’s deep affinity. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026

Part of it is imbuing a little personal flair to create an authentic representation of a modern Kermit. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Luxury taxes are of debatable worth in sports anyway; in a division where the richest can already spend far more than the rest, imbuing them with even greater resources is antithetical to competitive balance. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

The agreement was signed in Mecca, Islam’s holiest city and the birthplace of the Prophet Mohammed, imbuing it with political and religious symbolism. — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Project Perception functions as an orchestration layer with red agents identifying potential attack paths, blue agents investigating and imbuing security context, and green agents taking corrective action and strengthening defense posture. — Will Townsend, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

And with the advent of AI-everything, cutouts are old-world antidotes, imbuing a cabinet with a sense of nostalgia, emphasis on craft, and cozy flair. — Kelsey Mulvey, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026