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| im·bue [ im by ] (past and past participle im·bued, present participle im·bu·ing, 3rd person present singular im·bues) |
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1. fill something with particular quality: to make somebody or something rich with a particular quality
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 poetry imbued with melancholy
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2. soak something with something: to saturate something with a substance, especially dye
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin imbuere "moisten, stain"] |
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