as in suffusing
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
her training at the school for the deaf imbued her with a sense of purpose that she had never known before
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Recent Examples of imbuing
Then Pidgeon seamlessly tries the line again, imbuing it with a lusty sense of drama, a recognition that even at the worst moment of her life, no one can take away the charisma that trails her like smoke.
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
Or, medieval folk might have understood this site to be an ancient pagan tomb, imbuing it with intrigue, fear, and awe, thereby turning it into a location where even illicit activity might have taken place.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
Aggressive Mars conjoins cosmic detective Pluto in your sign, imbuing you with shockingly powerful initiative.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Hepburn knew how to style separates, imbuing even the most basic pieces with a sense of effortless elegance.
—Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
This blend from Mars Whisky takes the original Iwai Tradition expression and finishes it in sweet Pedro Ximenez sherry barrels for nearly a year, imbuing the whisky with notes of raisin, fig, and baking spice.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2026
Olsen is known for imbuing small spaces with grandeur, wit, and the kind of high-end design once reserved for those with serious square footage, like in his Brooklyn brownstone.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2026
Iwobi, as Sam describes above, is orchestrating through the midfield and imbuing their squad with a crucial sense of composure.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Those serve as the source text for a few of the poems in terms of my thinking about repurposing that found language in a new way, or imbuing it with new life, alongside my lyric interventions.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
Or, medieval folk might have understood this site to be an ancient pagan tomb, imbuing it with intrigue, fear, and awe, thereby turning it into a location where even illicit activity might have taken place.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
Aggressive Mars conjoins cosmic detective Pluto in your sign, imbuing you with shockingly powerful initiative.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Hepburn knew how to style separates, imbuing even the most basic pieces with a sense of effortless elegance.
—Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
This blend from Mars Whisky takes the original Iwai Tradition expression and finishes it in sweet Pedro Ximenez sherry barrels for nearly a year, imbuing the whisky with notes of raisin, fig, and baking spice.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2026
Olsen is known for imbuing small spaces with grandeur, wit, and the kind of high-end design once reserved for those with serious square footage, like in his Brooklyn brownstone.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2026
Iwobi, as Sam describes above, is orchestrating through the midfield and imbuing their squad with a crucial sense of composure.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Those serve as the source text for a few of the poems in terms of my thinking about repurposing that found language in a new way, or imbuing it with new life, alongside my lyric interventions.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imbuing
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Your energetic 5th house hosts the meeting of Mercury and Pluto, suffusing your hobbies with cosmic delight.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Rafiq suspected that the anxiety suffusing the market had made any pickpockets unlikely to be scoping out potential shoppers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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Schulz built this indoor skating rink in 1969, infusing the design with Bavarian charm.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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Bad Bunny also stands within a much longer Puerto Rican tradition of infusing both joy and protest into music, a tradition in which celebration itself becomes an act of resistance.—
Dr. Carlos A Torre,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Imbuing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imbuing. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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