Imbrue definition

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embrued embrues embruing imbrued imbrues imbruing
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To stain.
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To saturate.
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To wet, soak, or stain, esp. with blood.
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To stain (in, with, blood, slaughter, etc.).
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Origin of imbrue

  • Middle English embrewen from Old French embreuver from Vulgar Latin imbiberāre Latin in- in in–2 Late Latin biber beverage (from Latin bibere to drink beverage)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French embruer, from Germanic.

    From Wiktionary