Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Imbue

Instil

The most appropriate synonym of the given word Imbue is Instil.

• Imbue means to fill with a particular quality or feeling.
• Instil means to gradually teach or implant (an idea, feeling, or belief) in someone's mind.

The two words are similar in that they both suggest the idea of filling someone with something. However, the word imbue has a more general meaning, while the word instil has a more specific meaning that is focused on gradually teaching or implanting something in someone's mind.

In the sentence "The teacher imbued her students with a love of learning," the speaker is not just saying that the teacher taught her students about learning, but that the teacher also gradually instilled in her students a love of learning. Therefore, the word "instil" is the most appropriate synonym for the word "imbue" in this context.

The other words on the list are not as appropriate synonyms for imbue. The word remove means to take away or to eliminate. The word clear means to make something free from confusion or doubt. The word deprive means to take away something that someone has or needs. These words do not convey the same sense of filling someone with something as the word imbue.