imbrue

[ im-broo  ]
/ ɪmˈbrʊ /
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verb (used with object), im·brued, im·bru·ing.

to stain: He refused to imbrue his hands with the blood of more killing.
to impregnate or imbue (usually followed by with or in): They are imbrued with the follies of youth.
Also embrue.

Origin of imbrue

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

OTHER WORDS FROM imbrue

im·brue·ment, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH imbrue

imbrue imbue

Words nearby imbrue

imbricate, imbrication, imbroglio, imbros, imbrown, imbrue, imbrute, imbue, imco, imeche, imena

Words related to imbrue

drench, permeate, suffuse, fertilize, saturate, inseminate, bathe, moisten, drink, immerse, marinate, steep, flood, soften, wash, drown, submerge, absorb, penetrate, dip

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British Dictionary definitions for imbrue

imbrue

embrue

/ (ɪmˈbruː) /

verb -brues, -bruing or -brued (tr) rare

to stain, esp with blood
to permeate or impregnate

Derived forms of imbrue

imbruement or embruement, noun

Word Origin for imbrue

C15: from Old French embreuver, from Latin imbibere imbibe