imbue with



imbue someone with something

to indoctrinate someone with something; to build something into someone. I tried to imbue my children with a strong sense of justice. Her thinking and attitudes had been imbued with childhood fears.

imbue somebody/something with something

to fill someone or something with a particular quality or feeling Her poetry was imbued with a love of the outdoors. They seemed more interested in enriching themselves than in imbuing people with the spirit of God.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GaÉTan-French
Briannebree-ANEnglish (Modern)
Tybalt-Literature
Almon['ælmən]
Saltanat-Kazakh
GodfriedKHAWT-freetDutch