verbWord forms: -bues, -buing or -bued(transitive; usually foll bywith)
1.
to instil or inspire (with ideals, principles, etc)
his sermons were imbued with the spirit of the Reformation
2. rare
to soak, esp with moisture, dye, etc
Derived forms
imbuement (imˈbuement)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin imbuere to stain, accustom
Examples of 'imbuing' in a sentence
imbuing
We who carried it, close to our hearts, treating it with deference and imbuing it with mystic qualities, we were the ones that it was for.
James Birrell THE MANANA MAN (2002)
It is a task they are imbuing with national importance.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He brought life to colour, cross and creature, imbuing vivacity in the simplest of charges.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
May plays every instrument on the album, imbuing each track with an upbeat energy that is highly contagious.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Certainly it is true that quietness and solitude have the consequence of imbuing everything that happens with an uncommon resonance.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Compensatory control is therefore asserted by imbuing the manager with mythical powers to shape events.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It should interest readers involved in giving effective leadership, in managing people and situations, in imbuing convictions and fulfilling ambitions.