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To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes thoroughly imbued with black.

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  1. v. t. To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes thoroughly imbued with black.
  2. v. t. To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good principles.
  3. v. spread or diffuse through
  4. v. fill, soak, or imbue totally
  5. v. suffuse with color
  6. 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.
  7. v:100 v. suffuse with color