Im*bue" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbued (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Imbuing.] [L. imbuere; pref. im- in + perh. a disused simple word akin to L. bibere to drink. Cf. Imbibe.] 1. To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes thoroughly imbued with black.

2. To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good principles.

Thy words with grace divine
Imbued, bring to their sweetness no satiety.

• trans. The act of wetting or staining an object completely with some physical quality.
       ex. The scarf was imbued with her scent.
  
• In general, any act which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.
       ex. The entire text is imbued with the sense of melancholy and hopelesness.
        to consume alchohol