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to imbue
01
to fill something with a specific quality or emotion
Transitive: to imbue sb/sth with a quality or emotion
Examples
As a teacher, he aimed to imbue his students with a love for learning and critical thinking.
02
to spread color over something
Transitive: to imbue a surface or sight with a color
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
imbue
3rd person singular
imbues
Present participle
imbuing
Past simple
imbued
Past participle
imbued
Examples
The sunset imbued the sky with a myriad of colors, painting the horizon in shades of pink, orange, and gold.
