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imbue

verb as in infuse, saturate

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Ms. O’Hara has the more richly written role, and she imbues Carmen with a gentle sense of yearning.

Wever imbues every word with a subtle nefariousness, bringing a depth to the film that it so desperately needs.

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Vanderbilt strives to imbue “Nuremberg” with a retro appeal that sometimes feels misplaced.

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The series largely belongs to them — both actors are terrific, Shannon imbuing Garfield with a gravity leavened with kindness and humor, Macfadyen’s Guiteau, optimistically dedicated to his delusions yet always about to pop.

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Both of Mr. Smith’s parents fled the Jim Crow South, met in Washington and imbued their son with ambition, purpose and tenacity.

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