imbued

[ im-byood ]

adjective

1. permeated or inspired, as with an ideal, meaning, characteristic, etc.:

   The article provides a picture of the Jewish Diaspora and its shift from sacredly imbued patterns to more secular ones.

2. saturated or impregnated, as with moisture, color, etc.:

   Those snow cones you buy at street fairs are all far too sweet and imbued with dye.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of imbue ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·im·bued adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of imbued¹

imbue ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Jazz, one of his first loves, imbued everything he did in film scores, pop and education.

From Los Angeles Times

In a rhizomatic network of energy exchanges and cues, our clothing is imbued with life from the start.

From Los Angeles Times

His exposure to such a wide range of cinema imbued Tarantino with a distinct cinematic vocabulary which would shape his later films.

From BBC

Kristofferson was well-versed in poetry and often imbued his country songs with lyrics grounded in themes of love and loneliness.

From Salon

Rita’s emotional journey is less broad than that of Rona, but it’s imbued with a similar depth of feeling.

From Los Angeles Times

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