Imbue ***

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–verb (used with object)

1. to impregnate 

or 

inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: 



The new political leader was imbued 

[with] 

the teachings of [Mahatma Gandhi].  



2. to saturate or impregnate with moisture, color, etc. 

3. to imbrue. 

(尤其指血) 弄濕,弄濕透,弄髒



—Synonyms 

1. charge, infect, fire. 2. permeate, infuse, tincture (染色), soak.





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imbue, infuse, instil(l) (vv.)

Imbue combines with the preposition with to mean "to provide or fill someone with something," as in His patriotism imbued him [with] unexpected courage. It occurs often in the passive: 



She was imbu[ed] [with] strong [family loyalty]. 



Into and in combine with instil(l) and infuse, and usually you instil(l) or infuse something in or into someone or something, as in The stirring music infused (instilled) new determination [into] [in] every heart. 



Instil(l) usually has two l’s, but instil is a Standard variant for the uninflected forms. 





　

This minor drama by Olivier Assayas has its lovely moments, but it might be too modest for its own good. Divided into six chapters, Late August, Early September captures a year in the lives of several Parisians, most of them in their thirties. Virtually plotless, 



the movie [plunges] the [audience] into the dailiness of its characters' lives. 



Assayas' frenetic style -- predicated on an endlessly moving handheld camera, natural lighting, and hectic frames -- 



seeks to imbue the familiar material 

[with] 

invigorating freshness.





bask 

Turtles like to bask in the [sun].

permeate 

Bright [sunshine] permeated the room. 

[Cynicism] permeated his report.  

His speeches are permeated [by] [with] [pessimism]. 

pervade

There was a smell of coffee pervadin[g t]he [atmosphere].

This error pervade[s a]ll present-day [systems].



wallow

Goats wallowed in the [dust].  

A [gunboat] wallowed toward [port].  

Waves of black [smoke] wallowed into the room. 

an [elephant] wallow

steep

Although the story is steeped [in] sexuality

suggests that he has been not only steeping [himself] in the Old Masters of Italian cinema but reading Stendhal on the side.

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