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Every age has its storytelling form, and video gaming is a huge part of our culture. You can ignore or embrace video games and imbue them with the best artistic quality. People are enthralled with video games in the same way as other people love the cinema or theatre.
Andy Serkis

Meaning of "imbue" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IMBUE

From Latin imbuere to stain, accustom.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IMBUE

imbue  [ɪmˈbjuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMBUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Imbue is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb imbue in English.

WHAT DOES IMBUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Permeation

In physics and engineering, permeation is the penetration of a permeate through a solid. It is directly related to the concentration gradient of the permeate, a material's intrinsic permeability, and the materials' Mass diffusivity. Permeation is modeled by equations such as Fick's laws of diffusion, and can be measured using tools such as a minipermeameter.

Definition of imbue in the English dictionary

The definition of imbue in the dictionary is to instil or inspire. Other definition of imbue is to soak, esp with moisture, dye, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO IMBUE

PRESENT

Present
I imbue
you imbue
he/she/it imbues
we imbue
you imbue
they imbue
Present continuous
I am imbuing
you are imbuing
he/she/it is imbuing
we are imbuing
you are imbuing
they are imbuing
Present perfect
I have imbued
you have imbued
he/she/it has imbued
we have imbued
you have imbued
they have imbued
Present perfect continuous
I have been imbuing
you have been imbuing
he/she/it has been imbuing
we have been imbuing
you have been imbuing
they have been imbuing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I imbued
you imbued
he/she/it imbued
we imbued
you imbued
they imbued
Past continuous
I was imbuing
you were imbuing
he/she/it was imbuing
we were imbuing
you were imbuing
they were imbuing
Past perfect
I had imbued
you had imbued
he/she/it had imbued
we had imbued
you had imbued
they had imbued
Past perfect continuous
I had been imbuing
you had been imbuing
he/she/it had been imbuing
we had been imbuing
you had been imbuing
they had been imbuing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will imbue
you will imbue
he/she/it will imbue
we will imbue
you will imbue
they will imbue
Future continuous
I will be imbuing
you will be imbuing
he/she/it will be imbuing
we will be imbuing
you will be imbuing
they will be imbuing
Future perfect
I will have imbued
you will have imbued
he/she/it will have imbued
we will have imbued
you will have imbued
they will have imbued
Future perfect continuous
I will have been imbuing
you will have been imbuing
he/she/it will have been imbuing
we will have been imbuing
you will have been imbuing
they will have been imbuing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would imbue
you would imbue
he/she/it would imbue
we would imbue
you would imbue
they would imbue
Conditional continuous
I would be imbuing
you would be imbuing
he/she/it would be imbuing
we would be imbuing
you would be imbuing
they would be imbuing
Conditional perfect
I would have imbue
you would have imbue
he/she/it would have imbue
we would have imbue
you would have imbue
they would have imbue
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been imbuing
you would have been imbuing
he/she/it would have been imbuing
we would have been imbuing
you would have been imbuing
they would have been imbuing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you imbue
we let´s imbue
you imbue
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to imbue
Past participle
imbued
Present Participle
imbuing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMBUE


avenue
ˈævɪˌnjuː
cattabu
ˈkætəˌbjuː
continue
kənˈtɪnjuː
debut
ˈdeɪbjuː
due
djuː
few
fjuː
hue
hjuː
Hugh
hjuː
interview
ˈɪntəˌvjuː
knew
njuː
lieu
ljuː
Matthew
ˈmæθjuː
menu
ˈmɛnjuː
meu
mjuː
mu
mjuː
new
njuː
nu
njuː
overview
ˈəʊvəˌvjuː
preview
ˈpriːvjuː
you
juː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMBUE

imbed
imbedded
imbedding
imbibe
imbiber
imbibition
imbizo
Imbolc
Imbolg
imbricate
imbricated
imbricately
imbrication
imbroglio
Imbros
imbrue
imbruement
imbruing
imbuement
imbuing

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMBUE

antique
blue
boutique
catalogue
Cimabue
clique
dialogue
issue
langue
league
marque
out of the blue
politique
rue
sue
technique
true
unique
value
venue

Synonyms and antonyms of imbue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMBUE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «imbue» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of imbue

Translation of «imbue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMBUE

Find out the translation of imbue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of imbue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «imbue» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

灌输
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

imbuir
570 millions of speakers

English

imbue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रंगना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إضفاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наполнить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imbuir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পান করান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

imprégné
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Imbue
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

durchdringen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

>吹き込む
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

~로 채워지다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Imbue
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhiểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஊக்குவி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मूर्त रुप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aşılamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impregnare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nasycić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наповнити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

satura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαποτίζουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dring
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

genomsyra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tilegner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of imbue

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMBUE»

The term «imbue» is regularly used and occupies the 90.159 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMBUE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about imbue

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7 QUOTES WITH «IMBUE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word imbue.
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Gary Locke
The U.S. tries to provide immigrants who grow up here with a world-class education and imbue them with the can-do attitude that has long defined American innovation.
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Ann-Marie MacDonald
In terms of the secrets that imbue and underlie 'Fall on Your Knees', they were as much of a mystery to me as I was creating the story as they are to the readers.
3
George J. Mitchell
In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as a way of getting greater support for their policy and insulating themselves from any criticism.
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Christina Ricci
We have so much pride in welcoming these passengers onto the plane, and they have so much pride in travel. It's something that I definitely always remember, when I'm playing a scene on the plane, just to imbue everything with that sense of excitement.
5
Andy Serkis
Every age has its storytelling form, and video gaming is a huge part of our culture. You can ignore or embrace video games and imbue them with the best artistic quality. People are enthralled with video games in the same way as other people love the cinema or theatre.
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Dani Shapiro
I am devoted to my husband and son. I am devoted to the practices and rituals that imbue our lives with a sense of meaning and purpose, that help me to live my days in the most emotionally and intellectually productive manner. I am devoted to the idea of devotion itself.
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Studs Terkel
That's why I wrote this book: to show how these people can imbue us with hope. I read somewhere that when a person takes part in community action, his health improves. Something happens to him or to her biologically. It's like a tonic.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMBUE»

Discover the use of imbue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to imbue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
... Day Lewis) Imbue implies the introduction of something that enters so deeply and so extensively into the thing's substance or nature that no part is left untouched or unaffected; unlike infuse, which it otherwise closely resembles, imbue takes ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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Standard C++ IOStreams and Locales: Advanced Programmer's ...
Here is an example: cin. imbue ( locale ( "")) ; // the native locale cout . imbue ( locale : : classic ( ) ) ; double f; while (cin >> f) cout << f << endl; In a German locale, with input 3 .456, 78, output is 3456.78. Traditional C-style localization using the ...
Angelika Langer, Klaus Kreft, 2000
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The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference
... i18n/loc1.cpp #include <iostream> #include <locale> #include <exception> # include <cstdlib> using namespace std; int main() { try { // use classic C locale to read datafrom standard input cin.imbue(locale::classic()); // use a German locale  ...
Nicolai M. Josuttis, 2012
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Mythweaver: The Splintered Realm 2nd Edition
As an expert of elemental magic, you receive 3 spontaneous spells per turn, and could use these to: • Imbue a target within 3 units with reflective armor for 1 full turn. This causes any melee weapon strike against the target to automatically ...
Michael Desing, 2008
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The First Male: A Novel
Imbue the child. Bind his power. Imbue the child. Bind his power. Imbue the child. Bind hispower. Imbue the child. Bind hispower... Wind blew through the house, violently scattering loose papers about the room. The papers fluttered across the  ...
Lee Hayes, 2012
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Exploring C++: The Programmer's Introduction to C++
To affect the stream's locale, call its imbue function, passing the locale object as the sole argument. Note You read that correctly: imbue, not setlocale, or setloc— given that the getloc function returns a stream's current locale—or anything else ...
Ray Lischner, 2008
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Exploring C++ 11
To affect the stream's locale, call its imbue function, passing the locale object as the sole argument. Note □ You read that correctly: imbue, not setlocale or setloc —given that the getloc function returns a stream's current locale—or anything ...
Ray Lischner, 2013
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WordPlay: How Words Captivate, Illuminate, Intimidate, ...
It is a layman's introduction to psycholinguistics. The emphasis is on how words shape behavior and become the substance of the mind. This is knowledge of those habits of mind that can interfere with straight, clear thinking.
Dr Glenn a Bassett, Glenn Bassett, 2013
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Tome of the Lost Realms Player's Handbook
The number and level of spells that the subject can be granted depends on its Hit Dice; even multiple castings of imbue with spell ability cannot exceed this limit. HD of Recipient Spells Imbued 2 or lower One 1st-level spell 3–4 One or two ...
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CMJ New Music Report
... DEATHRAY JULIANA HATFIELD/JUL CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN DISTILLERS DEATHRAY DEATHRAY LARRY GARNER MURDERERS LTJ BUKEM DIMITRI FROM PARIS JULIANA HATFIELD/JUL OFFSPRING WMSE IMBUE JULIANA ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMBUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term imbue is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ian McKellen Reciting Taylor Swift Lyrics Is Mandatory Viewing | TIME
... pouring his incomparable talent to imbue Swift's lyrics with a dark passion, declaring that his “mad love” is now “bad blood.” Chilling, indeed. «TIME, Jul 15»
2
The NAACP And Black Lives Matter Are Talking Past Each Other …
“Let me be crystal clear: Black-on-black crime must end in our community as we imbue new life and meaning into the often quoted hashtag ... «BuzzFeed News, Jul 15»
3
Casino Scene: - The Commercial Appeal
A songwriter and singer with the rare ability to imbue her songs — from “I'm a Honky Tonk Girl” to “The Pill” — with the full force of her ... «Memphis Commercial Appeal, Jul 15»
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Did you know the Early November's Ace Enders wrote the new Nico …
The Early November frontman does nothing but write jam after jam (TEN's new album, Imbue, is just the latest example) and grinds it out in the ... «Substream Magazine, Jul 15»
5
What Creativity Is Not | Peter Himmelman - Huffington Post
The things I see, don't register as overly familiar because I imbue them in this very moment with wonder." Seeing the world with new eyes, eyes ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Stop Making Superhero Movies Just for Grown-Ups | The New …
So it seems absurd to imbue a story about Batman duking it out with Superman with psychological verisimilitude, as the trailer does. Even the ... «The New Republic, Jul 15»
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Charlie Hunnam Stuns In New 'Crimson Peak' Posters - The Inquisitr
Alternating between themes of Catholicism, horror, and fairy tales, he makes sure to imbue his works with a certain poetic finesse, and the new ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Green Is the New Black: 5 Must-Try Pestos — Summer Soiree …
There's nothing like a fresh batch of pesto to imbue pasta, meats and steamed vegetables with bright, herbaceous flavor. Most people are ... «Healthy Eats, Jul 15»
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An unlikely Israeli adoption story - Haaretz
Israel's Ashkenazi Jewish leadership wanted to imbue immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa with their culture “for the good of the ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
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Kaos Restoration Trailer - Blu-ray.com
With a strong, poetic vision of Sicilian life, directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani imbue this epic masterpiece with a serene, sympathetic revelation ... «Blu-ray.com, Jul 15»

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