The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Imbue \Im*bue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbued; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Imbuing.] [L. imbuere; pref. im- in + perh. a disused
   simple word akin to L. bibere to drink. Cf. Imbibe.]
   1. To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes
      thoroughly imbued with black.
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   2. To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or
      penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good
      principles.
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            Thy words with grace divine
            Imbued, bring to their sweetness no satiety.
                                                  --Milton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

imbue
    v 1: spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has
         permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the
         entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with
         accusations and personal attacks" [syn: permeate,
         pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse,
         imbue, riddle]
    2: fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with
       disinfectant" [syn: soak, imbue]
    3: suffuse with color [syn: imbue, hue]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

132 Moby Thesaurus words for "imbue":
   animate, apply paint, bathe, beat into, bedaub, bedizen, begild,
   besmear, bespread, besprinkle, brainwash, breathe, brew,
   brush on paint, calcimine, catechize, coat, color, complexion,
   condition, cover, crawl with, creep with, dab, daub, decoct,
   deep-dye, diffuse, dip, distemper, double-dye, douche, dredge,
   drench, drouk, dye, emblazon, embue, enamel, engild, enliven,
   entincture, exhilarate, extend throughout, face, fast-dye, fill,
   fire, flavor, flush, fresco, gild, glaze, gloss, grain, honeycomb,
   hue, illuminate, imbrue, implant, impregnate, impress, inculcate,
   indoctrinate, infect, infiltrate, infix, inform, infuse, ingrain,
   inject, inoculate, inspire, inspirit, instill, invest, japan,
   lacquer, lave, lay on color, leach, leave no void, leaven,
   lixiviate, macerate, occupy, overrun, overspread, overswarm, paint,
   parget, penetrate, percolate, permeate, pervade, pigment, prime,
   program, rinse, run through, saturate, season, seethe, shade,
   shadow, shellac, slop on paint, smear, soak, sodden, sop, souse,
   spirit, spirit up, stain, steep, stipple, suffuse, swarm with,
   teem with, temper, tinct, tincture, tinge, tint, tone, transfuse,
   undercoat, varnish, wash, waterlog, whitewash