verb
imbue
im-BYOO/ɪmˈbjuː/
To fill with a quality, feeling, or idea.
The sculptor imbues the clay figure with sorrow through its expression and posture.
Etymology
Latin imbuere meant to soak or saturate and also figuratively to fill or taint. Imbuing someone with an idea treats that idea like liquid soaking deeply into a material; the verb’s deeper origin is uncertain.
In context
they would carve these symbols into the wood or into a stick or a staff or something and it would imbue it with a lot more power
More examples
- The director imbued every scene with suspense.
- Family traditions imbue ordinary meals with special meaning.
- The coach focuses on imbuing young players with confidence.
Forms
imbue · imbues · imbued · imbuing