imbrue
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im·brue
(ĭm-bro͞o′) also em·brue (ĕm-)tr.v. im·brued, im·bru·ing, im·brues also em·brued or em·bru·ing or em·brues
1. To saturate.
2. To stain.
[Middle English embrewen, from Old French embreuver, from Vulgar Latin *imbiberāre : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Late Latin biber, beverage (from Latin bibere, to drink; see beverage).]
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imbrue
(ɪmˈbruː) orembrue
vb (tr) , -brues, -bruing or -brued
1. to stain, esp with blood
2. to permeate or impregnate
[C15: from Old French embreuver, from Latin imbibere imbibe]
imˈbruement, emˈbruement n
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im•brue
(ɪmˈbru)also embrue
v.t. -brued, -bru•ing.
to stain.
[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]
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imbrue
Past participle: imbrued
Gerund: imbruing
| Imperative |
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| imbrue |
| imbrue |
| Present |
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| I imbrue |
| you imbrue |
| he/she/it imbrues |
| we imbrue |
| you imbrue |
| they imbrue |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I imbrued |
| you imbrued |
| he/she/it imbrued |
| we imbrued |
| you imbrued |
| they imbrued |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am imbruing |
| you are imbruing |
| he/she/it is imbruing |
| we are imbruing |
| you are imbruing |
| they are imbruing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have imbrued |
| you have imbrued |
| he/she/it has imbrued |
| we have imbrued |
| you have imbrued |
| they have imbrued |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was imbruing |
| you were imbruing |
| he/she/it was imbruing |
| we were imbruing |
| you were imbruing |
| they were imbruing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had imbrued |
| you had imbrued |
| he/she/it had imbrued |
| we had imbrued |
| you had imbrued |
| they had imbrued |
| Future |
|---|
| I will imbrue |
| you will imbrue |
| he/she/it will imbrue |
| we will imbrue |
| you will imbrue |
| they will imbrue |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have imbrued |
| you will have imbrued |
| he/she/it will have imbrued |
| we will have imbrued |
| you will have imbrued |
| they will have imbrued |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be imbruing |
| you will be imbruing |
| he/she/it will be imbruing |
| we will be imbruing |
| you will be imbruing |
| they will be imbruing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been imbruing |
| you have been imbruing |
| he/she/it has been imbruing |
| we have been imbruing |
| you have been imbruing |
| they have been imbruing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been imbruing |
| you will have been imbruing |
| he/she/it will have been imbruing |
| we will have been imbruing |
| you will have been imbruing |
| they will have been imbruing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been imbruing |
| you had been imbruing |
| he/she/it had been imbruing |
| we had been imbruing |
| you had been imbruing |
| they had been imbruing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would imbrue |
| you would imbrue |
| he/she/it would imbrue |
| we would imbrue |
| you would imbrue |
| they would imbrue |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have imbrued |
| you would have imbrued |
| he/she/it would have imbrued |
| we would have imbrued |
| you would have imbrued |
| they would have imbrued |
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Verb 1. imbrue - permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood"
impregnate, saturate - infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"
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imbrue
also embrueverb
To cover with blood:
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