hue vs imbue

hue

noun
  • A character; aspect. 

  • The characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color, for instance red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta. 

  • A color, or shade of color; tint; dye. 

imbue

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

  • To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality. 

How often have the words hue and imbue occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )