Imbued vs Overwhelmed - What's the difference?
imbued | overwhelmed |
(imbue)
(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.
(overwhelm)
To engulf, surge over and submerge.
To overpower, crush.
* Bible, Psalms lxxviii. 53
To overpower emotionally.
To cause to surround, to cover.
As verbs the difference between imbued and overwhelmed
is that imbued is (imbue) while overwhelmed is (overwhelm).imbued
English
Verb
(head)imbue
English
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".overwhelmed
English
Verb
(head)overwhelm
English
Verb
- The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.
- In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force.
- The sea overwhelmed their enemies.
- He was overwhelmed with guilt.
- Joy overwhelmed her when she realized that she had won a million dollars.
- (Papin)
