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Antonyms for imbues

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

Definition of imbues

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 :
  • In Diodorus Aphrodite, enraged by a maiden, Derceto, imbues her with a fierce passion for a youth.
  • Extract from : « The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) » by Max Duncker
  • A Russian imbues his polite things with a heartiness, both of phrase and expression, that compels belief in their sincerity.
  • Extract from : « The Innocents Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • To what shall I liken its glorious perfection of form, or the fire that imbues the cold marble with the soul of a god?
  • Extract from : « With the World's Great Travellers, Volume IV » by Various
  • The minister can render a service when he imbues his people with the highest ideals of business morality.
  • Extract from : « Church Cooperation in Community Life » by Paul L. Vogt
  • It imbues all classes with a respect for the thing judged, and with the notion of right.
  • Extract from : « American Institutions and Their Influence » by Alexis de Tocqueville et al.
  • It imbues the entire character, and contains in itself the motive of all Christian conduct.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The First Epistle to the Corinthians » by Marcus Dods
  • This something, which, itself unseen, imbues the whole with life and soul—this constitutes the art itself.
  • Extract from : « Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music » by Charles Gounod
  • I take dyes in the sense of tinges, imbues with, and make it governed of zeal.
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 191, June 25, 1853 » by Various
  • It imbues itself with its own life—pets and punishes itself like a favourite child.
  • Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov

Synonyms for imbues

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