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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Imbue \Im*bue"\, verb (used with an object) [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}.]
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.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "imbued": affected, agonized, colored, deep, deep-colored, devoured by, dyed, full, full-colored, hued, imbued with, impressed, impressed with, in Technicolor, in color, moved, obsessed, obsessed by, penetrated with, racked, seized with, stained, stricken, tinct, tinctured, tinged, tinted, toned, torn, tortured, touched, wash-colored, wracked
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