imbue sth/sb with sth

formal — phrasal verb with imbue

/ɪmˈbjuː/ verb

Definition

› to fill something or someone with a particular feeling, quality, or idea: His poetry is imbued with deep, religious feeling.Filling and completing

(Definition of imbue sth/sb with sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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