Both Uses
imbue
in
The House of the Seven Gables
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- But ancient superstitions, after being steeped in human hearts and embodied in human breath, and passing from lip to ear in manifold repetition, through a series of generations, become imbued with an effect of homely truth.†
Chpt 8imbued = filled
- Well, the manuscript must serve to light lamps with;—if, indeed, being so imbued with my gentle dulness, it is any longer capable of flame!†
Chpt 14 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(imbue) to fill with or diffuse throughout -- especially an emotional quality
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)