imbue



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–verb (used with object)
1. to impregnate 
or 
inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: 

The new political leader was imbued 
[with] 
the teachings of [Mahatma Gandhi].
  

2. to saturate or impregnate with moisture, color, etc. 
3. to imbrue
(尤其指血) 弄濕,弄濕透,弄髒

—Synonyms 
1. charge, infect, fire. 2. permeate, infuse, tincture (染色), soak.


C

imbue, infuse, instil(l) (vv.)

Imbue combines with the preposition with to mean "to provide or fill someone with something," as in His patriotism imbued him [with] unexpected courage. It occurs often in the passive

She was imbu[ed] [with] strong [family loyalty].
 

Into and in combine with instil(l) and infuse, and usually you instil(l) or infuse something in or into someone or something, as in The stirring music infused (instilled) new determination [into] [in] every heart. 

Instil(l) usually has two ls, but instil is a Standard variant for the uninflected forms. 


PDVD_030 
This minor drama by Olivier Assayas has its lovely moments, but it might be too modest for its own good. Divided into six chapters, Late August, Early September captures a year in the lives of several Parisians, most of them in their thirties. Virtually plotless, 

the movie [plunges] the [audience] into the dailiness of its characters' lives.
 

Assayas' frenetic style -- predicated on an endlessly moving handheld camera, natural lighting, and hectic frames -- 

seeks to imbue the familiar material 
[with] 
invigorating freshness.


bask 
Turtles like to bask in the [sun].
permeate 
Bright [sunshine] permeated the room. 
[Cynicism] permeated his report.  
His speeches are permeated [by] [with] [pessimism]. 
pervade
There was a smell of coffee pervadin[g t]he [atmosphere].
This error pervade[s a]ll present-day [systems].

wallow
Goats wallowed in the [dust].  
A [gunboat] wallowed toward [port].  
Waves of black [smoke] wallowed into the room. 
an [elephant] wallow
steep
Although the story is steeped [in] sexuality
suggests that he has been not only steeping [himself] in the Old Masters of Italian cinema but reading Stendhal on the side.
Beleaguer








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