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
Ezekias-Biblical Greek
Bernardinaber-nahr-DEE-nahItalian
JorisYO-ris (Dutch)Dutch, Frisian
Tacitotah-CHEE-to (Italian), tah-THEE-to (Spanish), tah-SEE-to (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
SissieSIS-eeEnglish
Shaindel-Yiddish