imbrue
imbrue · imbrues · imbrued · imbruing
To stain [with in or with ‘blood, slaughter, etc.’]To stain [with in or with ‘blood, slaughter, etc.’].
/ɪmˈbɹuː/
Meaning
1 sensesTo stain [with in or with ‘blood, slaughter, etc.’].
My hands were imbrued in his blood.
More definitions
- permeate or impregnate
Origin
From Middle English embrewen, from Old French *embrever (whence Middle French embreuver),From Middle English embrewen, from Old French *embrever (whence Middle French embreuver), metathetic variant of embevrer (“to imbibe, steep, penetrate, soak”) (with same stem variation found in French abreuver and beuverie), from Vulgar Latin imbiberāre.
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Forms
imbrues, imbruing, imbrued, imbruedSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- permeate or impregnate:drench
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedimbruement
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle