as in suffused
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 imbued
Losing a child to suicide confers an unwelcome identity, but like all unwelcome identities, it can be imbued with grace.
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Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
The dial's sky-blue portion is imbued with a luminescent coating, ensuring that time remains discernible even in the most challenging lighting conditions.
—Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The British series concerns a group of juvenile delinquents (chavs, really) who are accidentally imbued with incredible powers after getting caught in an electrical storm.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
The dial's sky-blue portion is imbued with a luminescent coating, ensuring that time remains discernible even in the most challenging lighting conditions.
—Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The British series concerns a group of juvenile delinquents (chavs, really) who are accidentally imbued with incredible powers after getting caught in an electrical storm.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Imbued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imbued. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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