imbue with



imbue someone with something

to indoctrinate someone with something; to build something into someone. I tried to imbue my children with a strong sense of justice. Her thinking and attitudes had been imbued with childhood fears.

imbue somebody/something with something

to fill someone or something with a particular quality or feeling Her poetry was imbued with a love of the outdoors. They seemed more interested in enriching themselves than in imbuing people with the spirit of God.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Batul-Arabic
Bolat-Kazakh
Annelieseah-ne-LEE-zə (German), ahn-nə-LEE-sə (Dutch)German, Dutch
Hedvika-Czech, Slovene
ChrissyKRIS-eeEnglish
AltonAWL-tənEnglish