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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 followed by
with
or
in
):
They are imbrued with the follies of youth.
Also,
embrue.
Origin:
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
Related forms
im·brue·ment,
noun
Can be confused:
imbrue,
imbue
.
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