Empty
Empty verb - To remove the contents of.
Imbue
Imbue verb - To cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle.
Usage example: her training at the school for the deaf imbued her with a sense of purpose that she had never known before
Nearby Word: imbuing
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- However, Jubal has been fixated on River's empty room and had just been wondering if the best word to describe an empty room's purpose was "imbue" when Simon asked his question.
Source: By "No", I Mean "Yes"
Cite this Source
Imbue and Empty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/empty/imbue
Empty & Imbue. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/empty/imbue>.
Imbue or Empty. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/empty/imbue.
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