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Invest vs Imbue - What's the difference?

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Invest is a synonym of imbue.


In lang=en terms the difference between invest and imbue

is that invest is to make investments while imbue is (transitive): to wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.

As verbs the difference between invest and imbue

is that invest is (dated) to clothe or wrap (with garments) while imbue is (transitive): to wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.

As a noun invest

is (meteorology) an unnamed tropical weather pattern "to investigate" for development into a significant (named) system

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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".