imbue : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: imbue	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for imbue
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
imbue v spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks" Synonym(s): permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant" Synonym(s): soak, imbue suffuse with color Synonym(s): imbue, hue
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Imbue \Imbue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imbuing}.] [L. imbuere; pref. im- in + perh. a disused simple word akin to L. bibere to drink. Cf. {Imbibe}.] 1. To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes thoroughly imbued with black. 2. To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or penetrated; as, to imbue* the minds of youth with good principles. Thy words with grace divine Imbued, bring to their sweetness no satiety. --Milton.