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IMBRUEMENT

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im⋅brue

  [im-broo]
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–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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