verb (used with object), im·brued, im·bru·ing.
1.
to stain: He refused to imbrue his hands with the blood of more killing.
2.
to impregnate or imbue (usually followed by with or in ): They are imbrued with the follies of youth.
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| —vb , -brues, -bruing, -brued | |
| 1. | to stain, esp with blood |
| 2. | to permeate or impregnate |
| [C15: from Old French embreuver, from Latin imbibere | |
| embrue or embrue | |
| —vb | |
| [C15: from Old French embreuver, from Latin imbibere | |
| im'bruement or embrue | |
| —n | |
| em'bruement or embrue | |
| —n | |
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