IMBUING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

imbuing

verb

present participle of imbue

as in suffusing

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 imbuing Part of it is imbuing a little personal flair to create an authentic representation of a modern Kermit. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 Luxury taxes are of debatable worth in sports anyway; in a division where the richest can already spend far more than the rest, imbuing them with even greater resources is antithetical to competitive balance. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The agreement was signed in Mecca, Islam’s holiest city and the birthplace of the Prophet Mohammed, imbuing it with political and religious symbolism. — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Project Perception functions as an orchestration layer with red agents identifying potential attack paths, blue agents investigating and imbuing security context, and green agents taking corrective action and strengthening defense posture. — Will Townsend, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 And with the advent of AI-everything, cutouts are old-world antidotes, imbuing a cabinet with a sense of nostalgia, emphasis on craft, and cozy flair. — Kelsey Mulvey, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026 The lot sizzles and pops in the butter, imbuing it with a depth of flavor not unlike the technique of making Indian tadka. — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 July 2026 The singer’s delivery is lively in every setting, imbuing even the songs about grief with exhilaratingly rewindable runs. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026 Swedish entrepreneur Bengt Mortstedt and his family have spent two decades imbuing the Bequia Beach Hotel with low-key luxury. — Sarah Turner, Robb Report, 25 June 2026

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But Pete took the idea one step further, taking the organization’s iconic symbol — the star — and suffusing it with a deeper meaning.

— Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Cowin has brought the tradition up to date beginning in the late 1970s by suffusing her work with the look and feel of cinema and television (close-ups, storyboard-style progression), and the centering of women’s experience in the narrative.

— Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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To celebrate this milestone anniversary, Armani Beauty updated the formula for mature skin, infusing it with skincare ingredients that help to keep complexions luminous and plump during wear.

— Beth Sobol, Flow Space, 26 Aug. 2026
As the significance of the whole project to Leigh became clear, O’Flynn found that grief infusing the work.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

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