imbue | Definition of imbue

Synonyms and Antonyms of imbue

to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle

her training at the school for the deaf imbued her with a sense of purpose that she had never known before

Synonyms of imbue

endue (or indue), inculcate, infuse, ingrain (also engrain), inoculate, invest, steep, suffuse

Words Related to imbue

animate, charge, enliven, invigorate, leaven

implant, instill, plant

impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate

deluge, drown, fill, flood, inundate, overwhelm, submerge

Near Antonyms of imbue

deprive, divest, strip

eliminate, remove, take away