Definition/Meaning of imbrue

• English - Verb: imbrue ( third-person singular simple present imbrues , present participle imbruing , simple past and past participle imbrued ) To stain ( in , with , blood , slaughter , etc .). 1837 : Edward Smallwood, Manuella , the Executioner’s Daughter ; A Story of Madrid , volume II , pages 275–276 (Richard Bentley) Armed with the weapon which was destined to destroy himself , Imnaz sprang down the ladder…
• English - Etymology: From Old French embruer , from Germanic .
• English - Alternative forms: embrue
• English - Anagrams: erbium