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“imbue”
imbrue, imbue
imbrue, embrue (im BROO) (verb)
To discolor or to stain: The weaver used walnut skins to create the dark brown dye with which to imbrue the yarns he was using.
imbue (im BYOO) (verb)
To influence in a permanent fashion: The teacher's new ideas seemed to imbue the students with a keen enthusiasm for their work.
The designer tried to imbue the style of upholstery available in the stores by deciding to imbrue the fabric with multiple hues of green.
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imbue, imbues, imbuing, imbued
1. To inspire or to influence thoroughly; to pervade: "His work was imbued with the revolutionary spirit."
2. To permeate or to saturate.
3. To stain or to dye deeply.
4. Etymology: "to cause to absorb" (feelings, opinions, etc.), from Middle French imbu (influenced by Latin imbutus, past participle of imbuere, "moisten, stain", earlier embu, past participle of emboire, from Latin imbibere, "to drink in, to soak in".
2. To permeate or to saturate.
3. To stain or to dye deeply.
4. Etymology: "to cause to absorb" (feelings, opinions, etc.), from Middle French imbu (influenced by Latin imbutus, past participle of imbuere, "moisten, stain", earlier embu, past participle of emboire, from Latin imbibere, "to drink in, to soak in".
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