Imbue vs Bathe - What's the difference?
imbue | bathe | Synonyms |
(transitive): To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.
In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.
To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.
To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.
(figuratively, transitive and intransitive) To cover or surround.
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To sunbathe.
(British, colloquial) The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath.
In transitive terms the difference between imbue and bathe
is that imbue is : To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality while bathe is to apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.As a noun bathe is
the act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath.imbue
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Verb
(imbu)- The shirt was imbued with his scent.
- The entire text is imbued with the sense of melancholy and hopelessness.
Usage notes
* Imbue takes meaning from the word imbibe, which means "to absorb or to be filled with".bathe
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Verb
(bath)- We bathe our baby before going to bed; other parents do it in the morning if they have time.
- She bathed her eyes with liquid to remove the stinging chemical.
- The nurse bathed his wound with a sponge.
- The incoming tides bathed the coral reef.
- The room was bathed in moonlight.
- A dense fog bathed the city streets.
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- The women bathed in the sun.
Derived terms
* bather * bathers ("swimsuit" in parts of Australia) * sunbathe * sunbatherNoun
(en noun)- I'm going to have a midnight bathe tonight.