English

imbuement

From imbue + -ment.

Formed from imbue + -ment

Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-dʰh₁-u-h₁-tós

Proto-Italic *enðūtos

Latin imbuō ‘wet, moisten’

English imbue

Today it means

noun The act of imbuing, or state of being imbued (literal or figurative).

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Etymograph / imbuement