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imbrue

imb·rue

UK/ɪmˈbɹuː/ uncommon

verb

1.

permeate or impregnate

  • “The war drenched the country in blood”
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Origin

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.

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