# imbrue

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪmˈbɹuː/

## Definitions
1. To stain [with in or with ‘blood, slaughter, etc.’].

## Etymology
From Middle English embrewen, from Old French *embrever (whence Middle French embreuver), metathetic variant of embevrer (“to imbibe, steep, penetrate, soak”) (with same stem variation found in French abreuver and beuverie), from Vulgar Latin imbiberāre.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/imbrue