imbrue

imbrue
To stain (in, with, blood, slaughter, etc.).

Armed with the weapon which was destined to destroy himself, Imnaz sprang down the ladder, — found the door, and, emerging from the abode of crime, sought a more secure resting place, leaving his hostess to discover, with return of day, in whose blood were imbrued the hands of an hospiticide.


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  • Imbrue — Im*brue , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbureed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imbureing}.] [Cf. OF. embruer, also embruver, embreuver, embrever, to give to drink, soak (see pref. {En }, 1, 1st {In }, and {Breverage}), but also OE. enbrewen, enbrowen, to stain, soil …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • imbrue — index infuse, penetrate, pervade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • imbrue — (v.) early 15c., to soak, steep; mid 15c., to stain, soil, from O.Fr. embreuvere to moisten, a metathesis of embeuvrer, from em (see IM (Cf. im )) + bevrer, ultimately from L. bibere to drink (see IMBIBE (Cf. imbibe)). Or perhaps from O.Fr …   Etymology dictionary

  • imbrue — [im bro͞o′] vt. imbrued, imbruing [ME enbrewen < OFr embreuver, to moisten < VL * imbiberare, for L imbibere: see IMBIBE] to wet, soak, or stain, esp. with blood …   English World dictionary

  • imbrue — /ɪmˈbru/ (say im brooh) verb (t) (imbrued, imbruing) 1. Rare to wet in or with something that stains, now especially blood; stain with blood. –phrase 2. imbrue with, to permeate with; impregnate with: to imbrue a student with a particular… …  

  • imbrue — imbruement, n. /im broo /, v.t., imbrued, imbruing. 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.… …   Universalium

  • imbrue — also embrue transitive verb (imbrued; also embrued; imbruing; also embruing) Etymology: Middle English enbrewen, embrowen, from Anglo French embrower to soil, probably alteration of Old French abevrer, abreuver to water, soak, ultimately from… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • imbrue — Synonyms and related words: bathe, besprinkle, breathe, brew, color, decoct, douche, dredge, drench, drouk, dye, entincture, flavor, flush, imbue, impregnate, infiltrate, infuse, inject, instill, lave, leach, leaven, lixiviate, macerate,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • imbrue — (Roget s Thesaurus II) also embrue verb To cover with blood: bloodstain, bloody, ensanguine. See BLOOD …   English dictionary for students

  • imbrue — im·brue || ɪm bruː v. stain, wet; fill, saturate …   English contemporary dictionary

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