IMBRUEMENT

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im⋅brue

[im-broo

]

–verb (used with object), -brued, -bru⋅ing.

1.	to stain: He refused to imbrue his hands with the blood of more killing.

2.	to impregnate or imbue (usually fol. by with or in): They are imbrued with the follies of youth.

Also, embrue.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME enbrewen < MF embreuver to cause to drink in, soak, drench < VL *imbiberāre, deriv. of L imbibere to imbibe

Related forms:

im⋅brue⋅ment, noun

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