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Webster 1913 Edition

Imbue

Im-bue′

,
Verb.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Imbue

IMBUE

,
Verb.
T.
imbu'. [L. imbuo; in and the root of Eng. buck, to buck cloth, that is, to dip, drench or steep in water.]
1.
To tinge deeply; to dye; as, to imbue cloth.
2.
To tincture deeply; to cause to imbibe; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good principles.

Definition 2024

imbue

imbue

English

Verb

imbue ‎(third-person singular simple present imbues, present participle imbuing, simple past and past participle imbued)

  1. (transitive) To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.
    The shirt was imbued with his scent.
  2. In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.
    The entire text is imbued with the sense of melancholy and hopelessness.

Usage notes

  • Imbue takes meaning from the word imbibe, which means "to absorb or to be filled with".

Translations

French

Adjective

imbue

  1. feminine singular of imbu

Latin

Verb

imbue

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of imbuō

Etymology

From Latin imbuō ‎(“wet, moisten”).

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