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Imbue

  1. verb

    fill, soak, or imbue totally

    “soak the bandage with disinfectant”

    Similar: soak

  2. verb

    spread or diffuse through

    “An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration”

    Similar: permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, riddle

  3. verb

    suffuse with color

    Similar: hue

Word family

imbuement · imbued · imbuing

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