imbue vs permeate

imbue and permeate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
imbue	No	No	Yes	No
permeate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, imbue and permeate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of imbue include diffuse, interpenetrate, penetrate, pervade, riddle.

imbue (verb)	permeate (verb)
suffuse with color	pass through
fill, soak, or imbue totally	spread or diffuse through
spread or diffuse through	penetrate mutually or be interlocked