All 4 Uses of
imbue
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- I have described myself as always having been imbued with a fervent longing to penetrate the secrets of nature.†
p. 41.4 *imbued = filled
- He was an uncouth man, but deeply imbued in the secrets of his science.†
p. 47.2
- The patriarchal lives of my protectors caused these impressions to take a firm hold on my mind; perhaps, if my first introduction to humanity had been made by a young soldier, burning for glory and slaughter, I should have been imbued with different sensations.†
p. 132.2
- From my infancy I was imbued with high hopes and a lofty ambition; but how am I sunk!†
p. 214.7
Definition:
to fill with or diffuse throughout -- especially an emotional quality