imbrue

im·brue

(ĭm-bro͞o′) also em·brue (ĕm-)

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

1. To saturate.

2. To stain.

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

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imbrue

(ɪmˈbruː) or

embrue

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

1. to stain, esp with blood

2. to permeate or impregnate

[C15: from Old French embreuver, from Latin imbibere imbibe]

imˈbruement, emˈbruement n

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im•brue

(ɪmˈbru)

also embrue

v.t. -brued, -bru•ing.

to stain.

[1400–50; late Middle English enbrewen < Middle French embreuver to cause to drink in, soak, drench < Vulgar Latin *imbiberāre, derivative of Latin imbibere to imbibe]

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imbrue

Past participle: imbrued
Gerund: imbruing

Imperative

imbrue

imbrue

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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"

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imbrue

also embrue
verb

To cover with blood:

bloodstain, bloody, ensanguine.

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