imbrue

im·brue  (m-br) also em·brue (m-)

tr.v. im·brued also em·brued, im·bru·ing also em·bru·ing, im·brues also em·brues

1. To saturate.

2. To stain.

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[Middle English embrewen, from Old French embreuver, from Vulgar Latin *imbiberre : Latin in-, in; see in-² + Late Latin biber, beverage (from Latin bibere, to drink; see beverage).]

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imbrue, embrue [ɪmˈbruː]

vb -brues, -bruing, -brued (tr) Rare

1. to stain, esp with blood

2. to permeate or impregnate

[from Old French embreuver, from Latin imbibere imbibe]

imbruement , embruement n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

imbrue - permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood" drench impregnate, saturate - infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"