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Antonyms for imbue

Grammar : Verb
Spell : im-byoo
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈbyu

Definition of imbue

Origin :
  • early 15c., "to keep wet; to soak, saturate;" also figuratively "to cause to absorb" (feelings, opinions, etc.), from Latin imbuere "moisten," of uncertain origin, perhaps from the same root as imbrication. Cf. also Old French embu, past participle of emboivre, from Latin imbibere "drink in, soak in" (see imbibe), which might have influenced the English word. Related: Imbued; imbuing.
  • verb infuse, saturate
Example sentences :
  • This thought should imbue a man of science with humility rather than with pride.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • By some subtle process she contrived to imbue the baby also with this idea.
  • Extract from : « Novel Notes » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • They had never been able to imbue her with the superstition pertaining to the Godolphins.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of Ashlydyat » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • No warrior could have a wife or child to imbue him with any tender sentiment.
  • Extract from : « History of the Zulu War » by A. Wilmot
  • It does not imbue us with a sense of the mysterious like that of Egypt.
  • Extract from : « The Ceramic Art » by Jennie J. Young
  • I have never been able to imbue my poor boy with that part of his art.
  • Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVII, August 1852, Vol. V » by Various
  • He can imbue them with Bolshevist ideals; he can make great promises.
  • Extract from : « The Everlasting Arms » by Joseph Hocking
  • The narrator must seek to imbue himself with the life and spirit of the time.
  • Extract from : « Pioneers Of France In The New World » by Francis Parkman, Jr.
  • I will find new accents to imbue the judges with my own conviction.
  • Extract from : « The Widow Lerouge » by Emile Gaboriau
  • In the effort to provide her a home, and to imbue her with his belief in the Magic City.
  • Extract from : « The Way of the Wind » by Zoe Anderson Norris

Synonyms for imbue

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