imbue

imbue (third-person singular simple present imbues, present participle imbuing, simple past and past participle imbued)

1. (transitive): To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.

   The shirt was imbued with his scent.

2. In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.

   The entire text is imbued with the sense of melancholy and hopelessness.