to imbrue
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9.9
To stain something with blood or another dark liquid
- verb
- /ɪmˈbruː/
- Archaic
:
empapar
- She was careful not to imbrue her dress while painting.
Examples
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The fallen soldier's body was imbrued with blood after the battle.
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The dark red stains imbrued the white cloth, making it unwearable.
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The cancer of racism imbrues our national character.
Synonyms
to drench
vsto imbrue
8
4.4
Fill something completely with a liquid or a strong feeling
stains by coloring deeply rather than only wetting or soaking
to impregnate
vsto imbrue
3
7.4
To fill something completely with a liquid or chemical
stains specifically instead of merely saturating with any substance
to imbue
vsto imbrue
1
7.7
To give a material or object a deep color
stains thoroughly with blood or a similar dark substance
Antonyms
How Stained
Surface Forms
Etymology
Imbrue comes from the Latin imbuere, which means 'to soak' or 'to stain' and is the source of the English verb imbue. So, to imbrue something is to soak or stain it deeply, which is why the word often describes fields or hands marked by blood or guilt.