imbue

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de remplir ou de pénétrer quelqu'un ou quelque chose d'un sentiment, d'une qualité ou d'une idée, souvent de manière profonde ou durable.

A verb used to indicate the act of inspiring or permeating someone or something with a feeling, quality, or idea.

1. Inspire or permeateC1formal

   To fill or inspire someone or something with a feeling, quality, or idea.

   Imprégner

   • The teacher imbued her students with a love of learning.
   • His speech was imbued with a sense of hope.
   • The artist imbued the painting with deep emotion.

   Synonymeschargeimpregnateinfusepermeatesaturatesteepsuffuse

   Antonymesdeprivedivestdrainemptystrip

2. Saturate or soakC1formal

   To cause something to be thoroughly filled or saturated with a substance.

   Imprégner, saturer

   • The cloth was imbued with a fragrant oil.
   • The soil was imbued with water after the heavy rain.
   • The wood was imbued with a protective coating.

   Synonymeschargeimpregnateinfusepermeatesaturatesoaksteepsuffuse

3. Suffuse with colorC1formal

   To cause something to be permeated or spread throughout with a color.

   Imprégner de couleur

   • The sunset imbued the sky with shades of orange and pink.
   • The dye imbued the fabric with a deep blue hue.
   • The morning light imbued the room with a warm glow.

   Synonymescolordyeinfusepermeatesaturatestainsuffusetingetintwash