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IMBUE Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word imbue. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word imbue. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for IMBUE

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permeate
verbv
verb

• spread or diffuse through

• pass through

• penetrate mutually or be interlocked

fill
verbv
noun

• a quantity sufficient to satisfy

• any material that fills a space or container

verb

• make full, also in a metaphorical sense

• become full

• occupy the whole of

• assume, as of positions or roles

• fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction

• appoint someone to (a position or a job)

• eat until one is sated

• fill to satisfaction

• plug with a substance

impress
verbv
noun

• the act of coercing someone into government service

verb

• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

• impress positively

• produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

• mark or stamp with or as if with pressure

• reproduce by printing

• take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship

• dye (fabric) before it is spun

infuse
verbv
verb

• teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

• fill, as with a certain quality

• undergo the process of infusion

• let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse

• introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes

inspire
verbv
verb

• heighten or intensify

• supply the inspiration for

• serve as the inciting cause of

• spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

• fill with revolutionary ideas

• draw in (air)

instill
verbv
verb

• impart gradually

• enter drop by drop

• produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

• teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

• fill, as with a certain quality

saturate
verbv
verb

• cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

• infuse or fill completely

suffuse
verbv
verb

• cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across

• to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light

diffuse
verbv
adjective

• (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected

adjective satellite

• spread out; not concentrated in one place

• lacking conciseness

verb

• move outward

• spread or diffuse through

• cause to become widely known

hue
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength

verb

• take on color or become colored

• suffuse with color

interpenetrate
verbv
verb

• penetrate mutually or be interlocked

• spread or diffuse through

pervade
verbv
verb

• spread or diffuse through

riddle
nounn
noun

• a difficult problem

• a coarse sieve (as for gravel)

verb

• pierce with many holes

• set a difficult problem or riddle

• separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff

• spread or diffuse through

• speak in riddles

• explain a riddle

soak
verbv
noun

• the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)

• washing something by allowing it to soak

verb

• submerge in a liquid

• rip off; ask an unreasonable price

• cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

• leave as a guarantee in return for money

• beat severely

• make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)

• become drunk or drink excessively

• fill, soak, or imbue totally

• heat a metal prior to working it

Best Hypernyms For IMBUE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for imbue, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (9)
color colorise colorize colour colourise colourize impregnate perforate saturate
Phrases (2)
color incolour in

Alternatives for PERMEATE

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