1. to fill or inspire someone or something with a particular quality or feeling
Usage: formal

Examples

• The teacher tried to imbue her students with a love of learning.
• His speeches were imbued with passion and conviction.
• The artist’s work is imbued with a sense of melancholy.
• She hoped to imbue the organization with new energy.
• The novel is imbued with themes of redemption and hope.
• Years of training had imbued him with discipline and focus.