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Synonyms for imbue

26 synonyms
1 meaning

verb

Most common

infuse permeate inoculate pervade inspire soak infect ingrain

All synonyms

Verb

1. Infuse

infuse, pervade, inoculate, permeate, tincture, penetrate, impregnate, diffuse, color US, colour UK, tinge, dye, stain, tint, steep, riddle, interpenetrate, saturate, taint, infiltrate

Other

inspire, soak, ingrain, infect, leaven, suffuse, endue formal

Definitions

v. 1
To instill or inspire (someone) with a certain quality, feeling, or idea.

Related words

Word family: imbuement

Forms

Past participle: imbued
e.g. imbued → infused, pervaded, inoculated, permeated…

Example sentences

permeate Hatred seems to permeate every corner of society these days.
inspire We may give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.
soak You have tennis elbow. Soak your arm in warm water.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
imbue		rising
infuse		rising
permeate		rising
inoculate		steady
pervade		rising
inspire		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: dye¹
4 letters: soak¹, tint¹
5 letters: color², steep¹, stain¹, taint¹, tinge¹, endue
6 letters: colour², riddle², infect², infuse², leaven²
7 letters: inspire², diffuse², pervade², ingrain, suffuse²
8 letters: tincture², permeate³, saturate³
9 letters: penetrate³, inoculate⁴
10 letters: infiltrate³, impregnate³
14 letters: interpenetrate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (color² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: imprégner
Italiano: impregnare
Español: impregnar
Deutsch: imprägnieren