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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread imbue #89041 12/07/2002 11:04 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 A word we all know, that has been used perhaps a dozen times. But todday I was surprised to discover that it came from a Latin word meaning "to wet". imbue vt. 3bued$, 3bu4ing 5L imbuere, to wet, soak6 1 [Rare] to fill with moisture; saturate 2 to fill with color; dye; tinge 3 to permeate or inspire (with principles, ideas, emotions, etc.) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: imbue #89042 12/08/2002 4:22 PM Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 261 London/Prague bonzaialsatian enthusiast bonzaialsatian enthusiast Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 261 London/Prague Not wanting to sound ignorant here but - I didn't know this word... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: imbue #89043 12/08/2002 6:21 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear bonzaialsation: You must hve been imbued with a love of words, or you would not have become a member of AWADtalk. I modestly claim to be thus imbued, and am glad that it does not mean that I am "all wet". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: imbue #89044 12/08/2002 6:42 PM Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 261 London/Prague bonzaialsatian enthusiast bonzaialsatian enthusiast Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 261 London/Prague Ah! Glad to hear it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,366 Members9,209 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 10 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,199 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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