imprégner — meaning in English

English meaning

• imbue verb To fill someone or something with a quality, feeling or idea so that it spreads through the whole of it.
• permeate verb 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
• steep adj Rising or falling at a sharp angle, close to vertical.

Senses

imprégner is used for these senses in English:

• permeate (transitive) To enter and spread through; to pervade.
• steep To make tea (or other beverage) by placing leaves in hot water.

imbue — full definition

1. verb To fill someone or something with a quality, feeling or idea so that it spreads through the whole of it.
2. verb To soak or saturate something with a liquid, especially a dye.

permeate — full definition

1. verb 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
2. verb To enter and spread through; to pervade.

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