penetrate vs imbue

penetrate and imbue both are verbs.

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

As verbs, imbue is a hyponym of penetrate; that is, imbue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than penetrate:

As verbs, penetrate and imbue are synonyms defined as:

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

penetrate (verb)	imbue (verb)
come to understand	suffuse with color
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions	fill, soak, or imbue totally
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance	spread or diffuse through
insert the penis into the vagina or anus of
spread or diffuse through
make one's way deeper into or through
enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members