Im-būe', v. t.
(im-bū'), v. t. [imp. & p. p. IMBUED; p. pr. & vb. n. IMBUING.] [Lat. imbuere: prefix im, for in, and the root bi; Skr. pi, pā, whence Lat. bibere, Slav. pi-ti, to drink; Sp. imbuir*.]
Sense 1. To tinge deeply; to dye. “Clothes thoroughly imbued with black.” Boyle.
Sense 2. To tincture deeply; to cause to become impressed or penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good principles.
Thy words with grace divine Imbued, bring to their sweetness no satiety. Milton.