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Imbues vs Permeates - What's the difference?

imbues | permeates |

As verbs the difference between imbues and permeates

is that imbues is (imbue) while permeates is (permeate).

imbues

English

Verb

(head)
  • (imbue)
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    imbue

    English

    Verb

    (imbu)
  • (transitive): To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.
    • The shirt was imbued with his scent.
  • In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.
    • 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".

    permeates

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (permeate)

    • permeate

    English

    Verb

    (permeat)
  • To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; -- applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture; as, water permeates sand.
  • To enter and spread through; to pervade.

    • Noun

  • A watery by-product of milk production.

    • References

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