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imbue

im·bue [ im by ] (past and past participle im·bued, present participle im·bu·ing, 3rd person present singular im·bues)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. fill something with particular quality: to make somebody or something rich with a particular quality ( usually passive )
poetry imbued with melancholy

2. soak something with something: to saturate something with a substance, especially dye ( formal )

[Late 16th century. < Latin imbuere "moisten, stain"]
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