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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Imbue \Im*bue"\, v. 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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
imbued
adj : (followed by `with') deeply filled or permeated; "imbued
with the spirit of the Reformation"; "words instinct
with love" [syn: {imbued(p)}, {instinct(p)}]
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