imbuing
Filling with meaning
Imbuing is the act of permeating something with a quality, feeling, or idea.
You imbue a story with meaning, imbue students with values, or imbue a space with atmosphere.
The word suggests thorough saturation rather than surface application: Her teaching imbued us with a love of learning.
Often used in passive constructions: The ceremony was imbued with solemnity.
Impart gradually over time
- infuseSaturate by steeping
- steepRising at sharp angle
- permeateSpread through entirely
- suffuseSpread gradually through
saturate · pervade · inject · introduce · transfuse · leaven · impregnate · penetrate
Stir to action
- motivateCause to act
- animateGive life to
- enlivenMake more spirited
- invigorateTo fill with energy
energize · vitalize · awaken · arouse · kindle · ignite · spark · stimulate
instill
Impart gradually over time
suffuse · saturate · pervade · inject · introduce · transfuse · leaven · impregnate · penetrate · percolate
inspire
Stir to action
invigorate · energize · vitalize · awaken · arouse · kindle · ignite · spark · stimulate · galvanize
instill
Impart gradually over time
ingrain · embed · entrench · impress · imprint · indoctrinate · teach · instruct · plant · sow
endow
Provide with lasting funds
grant · bless · gift · furnish · equip · enrich · fortify · empower · provide · supply
- infusinginfusing, steeping, brewing, permeating, suffusing
- distributingdistributing, dispensing, allocating, apportioning, doling out
imbuingdraining
Depleting one's reserves
extracting · leaching · siphoning · depleting · drawing out