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
The young singer-songwriter became an interpreter of others’ works, imbuing them with a unique character missing on earlier recordings.
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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
Cooper’s grasp of the material is unerring, imbuing it with a sweetness that’s never cloying, a generosity of spirit that’s never unearned.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
According to a China State Council directive, the country is aiming for AI adoption to reach 70% of the population by 2027 by imbuing various agents and other applications across core industries.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
The action is largely desynchronized, the activities onscreen contrasting with the voice-over narrations, with the effect of destabilizing the present tense of the movie, imbuing it with nostalgia and with longing for possible futures.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
The Central Saint Martins graduate did that by imbuing his sculptural shapes with textural materials inspired by houndstooth coats, leopard shirts, and twinsets made by his grandmother.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
Smith credits Mackie with imbuing John with vulnerability.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Ghost has long been a rap surrealist, imbuing one of hip-hop’s most no-nonsense scenes, gritty New York rap, with a streak of vibrance and borderline whimsy.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
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
Cooper’s grasp of the material is unerring, imbuing it with a sweetness that’s never cloying, a generosity of spirit that’s never unearned.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
According to a China State Council directive, the country is aiming for AI adoption to reach 70% of the population by 2027 by imbuing various agents and other applications across core industries.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
The action is largely desynchronized, the activities onscreen contrasting with the voice-over narrations, with the effect of destabilizing the present tense of the movie, imbuing it with nostalgia and with longing for possible futures.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
The Central Saint Martins graduate did that by imbuing his sculptural shapes with textural materials inspired by houndstooth coats, leopard shirts, and twinsets made by his grandmother.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
Smith credits Mackie with imbuing John with vulnerability.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Ghost has long been a rap surrealist, imbuing one of hip-hop’s most no-nonsense scenes, gritty New York rap, with a streak of vibrance and borderline whimsy.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imbuing
infusing
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Larter says Sheridan, 55, ended up infusing her real-life skill into Angela — who is passionate about her nightly family dinners.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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OutKast received a sprawling introduction from Donald Glover, who grew up listening to OutKast in Atlanta before infusing the group’s influence into his work as Childish Gambino.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Imbuing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imbuing. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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