- imbrue
- [ımʹbru:] v (in, with)
запятнать, обагрить
to imbrue one's hands with blood - обагрить руки кровью
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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 — verb 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… … Wiktionary
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 bruË v. stain, wet; fill, saturate … English contemporary dictionary
