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

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

The lot sizzles and pops in the butter, imbuing it with a depth of flavor not unlike the technique of making Indian tadka. — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 July 2026

The singer’s delivery is lively in every setting, imbuing even the songs about grief with exhilaratingly rewindable runs. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026

Swedish entrepreneur Bengt Mortstedt and his family have spent two decades imbuing the Bequia Beach Hotel with low-key luxury. — Sarah Turner, Robb Report, 25 June 2026

With Sonja Tyspin’s cinematography imbuing an innocent, sensual curiosity, Kiyoko sweetly conveys the awkward thrill of fledgling emotions. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026