embue
embue is the obsolete form of imbue.
Meaning of imbue
Verb
imbue (third-person singular simple present imbues, present participle imbuing, simple past and past participle imbued)
- To instill or inspire (someone) with a certain quality, feeling, or idea.
- The patriarchal lives of my protectors caused these impressions to take a firm hold on my mind; perhaps, if my first introduction to humanity had been made by a young soldier, burning for glory and slaughter, I should have been imbued with different sensations.1823, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus, volume 1, London, pages 35-36
- To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.
- The shirt was imbued with his scent.
- 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.
Forms of embue
| third-person singular present | embues |
|---|---|
| present participle | embuing |
| past participle | embued |
| past | embued |
Questions about embue
- What is embue the obsolete form of?
- Embue is the obsolete form of imbue.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: embue (page history and authors); imbue (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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