Imbrue

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 (cf. {Brewis}).]
     To wet or moisten; to soak; to drench, especially in blood.


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           While Darwen stream, will blood of Scots imbrued.
                                                    --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  imbrue
       v : permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in
           blood" [syn: {drench}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "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