What does "imbue" mean?

To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.

What is a synonym for "imbue"?

Common synonyms include: permeate, absorb, animate, apply paint, aromatize, assimilate.

/ɪmˈbjuː/ verb

verb ·Common ·High school level

Verb

1
To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality. transitive
"The shirt was imbued with his scent."
2
suffuse with color wordnet
3
In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.
"The entire text is imbued with the sense of melancholy and hopelessness."
4
fill, soak, or imbue totally wordnet
5
spread or diffuse through wordnet

"The article "Wabi-Sabi Mathematics" concerns how wabi-sabi can imbue mathematics."

From Latin imbuō (“wet, moisten”). Compare imbibe.