The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes thoroughly imbued with black.
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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.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of imbue English)
Usage examples of "imbuing".
When all the weapons of one unit were thus treated, they moved on to the next and repeated the process, passing down the ranks of uneasy soldiers, the Druid imbuing the iron of their weapons with his magic while the king reassured them of the need, warning them at the same time to be ready, advising them that an attack was at hand.
Keff said, imbuing the Ozran phrases with as much persuasive charm in his voice as possible, "I'm new to your world.
Tiria asked, imbuing her voice with trembling urgency and widening her eyes with real fear.
Gramarye was rife, imbuing the air, crackling in webs between their fingers like handfuls of levin-bolts.
Each drop, alighting from flight, gave out a pleasant note, imbuing the chamber with melody.
The would-be jordain acknowledged this acclaim with the traditional bow, bending at the waist, eyes never looking down, executing the graceful gesture perfectly yet somehow imbuing it with mockery.
His aura focused, imbuing the creature, whose own aura was quite respectable: between 120 and 125, the uncertainty owing to distortion from shock.
You must interact with it, your physical contact with the cards imbuing them with your personality.
The warrior's faith held a shaper's art, imbuing Harrar's facetious words with the sly irony the priest had always associated with his goddess.