imbrue verb trans. [ɪm'bru:] Also embrue [ɪm-, ɛm-]. LME.
[Old French embruer, embrouer bedaub, bedabble, from en- IM-¹ + Old French breu, bro (ult. from Germanic base of BROTH).]
I. 1. Stain, dirty, defile. LME-L16.

2. Stain (one's hands, sword, etc.) in or with (blood etc.). E16.
b. Cover with blood from bleeding wounds. L16.

3. Soak; steep in; saturate with. M16-M17.

4. fig. Steep in, imbue with (ideas, opinions, etc.); infect. M16-L17.

5. Make bloody; wound; pierce, cut. L16-M19.

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imbrue
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6. Pour (liquid). rare (Spenser). Only in L16.

■ imbruement noun (rare) tincture, infusion, imbuing L16.

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