imbrue

[ im-broo ]

/ ɪmˈbrʊ /

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verb (used with object), im·brued, im·bru·ing.

to stain: He refused to imbrue his hands with the blood of more killing.

to impregnate or imbue (usually followed by with or in): They are imbrued with the follies of youth.

Also embrue.

Origin of imbrue

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

OTHER WORDS FROM imbrue

im·brue·ment, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH imbrue

imbrue , imbue

Words nearby imbrue

imbricate, imbrication, imbroglio, Imbros, imbrown, imbrue, imbrute, imbue, IMCO, IMechE, Imena

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Example sentences from the Web for imbrue

The strife seemed who should get there first, and imbrue his hands in blood.
Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Then he charged me as an enemy to the King, that I endeavoured to raise a new war, and imbrue the nation in blood again.
George Fox|George Fox
Thou wilt not be able, when thy children fall suppliant at thy feet, to imbrue thy savage hand in their wretched life-blood.
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.|Euripides
Margharittei answered, that he was a Christian himself, and nothing would induce him to imbrue his hands in innocent blood.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume II (of 16): February|Sabine Baring-Gould

What malady, or what tears, or what pity on earth is greater, than to imbrue one's hand in a mother's blood?
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.|Euripides

British Dictionary definitions for imbrue

imbrue

embrue

/ (ɪmˈbruː) /

verb -brues, -bruing or -brued (tr) rare

to stain, esp with blood

to permeate or impregnate

Derived forms of imbrue

imbruement or embruement, noun

Word Origin for imbrue

C15: from Old French embreuver, from Latin imbibere imbibe

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单词	imbrue
释义	imbrue [ im-broo ] / ɪmˈbrʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR imbrue ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), im·brued, im·bru·ing. to stain: He refused to imbrue his hands with the blood of more killing. to impregnate or imbue (usually followed by with or in): They are imbrued with the follies of youth. Also embrue. Origin of imbrue 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 OTHER WORDS FROM imbrue im·brue·ment, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH imbrue imbrue , imbue Words nearby imbrue imbricate, imbrication, imbroglio, Imbros, imbrown, imbrue, imbrute, imbue, IMCO, IMechE, Imena Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for imbrue The strife seemed who should get there first, and imbrue his hands in blood. Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers\|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Then he charged me as an enemy to the King, that I endeavoured to raise a new war, and imbrue the nation in blood again. George Fox\|George Fox Thou wilt not be able, when thy children fall suppliant at thy feet, to imbrue thy savage hand in their wretched life-blood. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.\|Euripides Margharittei answered, that he was a Christian himself, and nothing would induce him to imbrue his hands in innocent blood. The Lives of the Saints, Volume II (of 16): February\|Sabine Baring-Gould What malady, or what tears, or what pity on earth is greater, than to imbrue one's hand in a mother's blood? The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.\|Euripides British Dictionary definitions for imbrue imbrue embrue / (ɪmˈbruː) / verb -brues, -bruing or -brued (tr) rare to stain, esp with blood to permeate or impregnate Derived forms of imbrue imbruement or embruement, noun Word Origin for imbrue C15: from Old French embreuver, from Latin imbibere imbibe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to imbrue drench, permeate, suffuse, fertilize, saturate, inseminate, bathe, moisten, drink, immerse, marinate, steep, flood, soften, wash, drown, submerge, absorb, penetrate, dip
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imbrue

verb (used with object), im·brued, im·bru·ing.

Origin of imbrue

OTHER WORDS FROM imbrue

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH imbrue

Words nearby imbrue

Example sentences from the Web for imbrue

British Dictionary definitions for imbrue

embrue

verb -brues, -bruing or -brued (tr) rare

Derived forms of imbrue

Word Origin for imbrue

Words related to imbrue