Imbue vs Endow - What's the difference?
imbue | endow | 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 furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a public institution.
To enrich or furnish with anything of the nature of a gift (as a quality or faculty); — followed by with, rarely by of; as, man is endowed by his Maker with reason; to endow with privileges or benefits.
To bestow freely.
To be furnished with something naturally.
As verbs the difference between imbue and endow
is that imbue is : To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality while endow is to furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a public institution.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".endow
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Alternative forms
* indow (archaic)Verb
(en verb)- She was'' ''endowed'' ''with a beautiful voice.