About The Word Imbrue
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Imbrue
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What's The Definition Of Imbrue?
[v] permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Imbrue: drench Related Terms | Find terms related to Imbrue: 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 | penetrate | percolate | permeate | pervade | rinse | saturate | season | seethe | soak | sodden | sop | souse | steep | suffuse | temper | tincture | tinge | transfuse | wash | waterlog See Also | impregnate | saturate Imbrue In Webster's Dictionary \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 (cf. {Brewis}).]
To wet or moisten; to soak; to drench, especially in blood.
While Darwen stream, will blood of Scots imbrued.
--Milton.
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