imbrue
to stain: He refused to imbrue his hands with the blood of more killing.
to impregnate or imbue (usually followed by with or in): They are imbrued with the follies of youth.
Origin of imbrue
1- Also embrue.
Other words from imbrue
- im·brue·ment, noun
Words that may be confused with imbrue
- imbrue , imbue
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How to use imbrue in a sentence
She could never marry him, after he had imbrued his hands in the blood of the woman he now called his wife.
Shadow, the Mysterious Detective | Police Captain HowardHe was a bold, turbulent spirit; and, from motives of revenge, he imbrued his hands in the blood of all the whites he could meet.
Clotelle | William Wells BrownIt is doubtful whether Zimisces imbrued his hands in the blood of his sovereign; but he enjoyed the inhuman spectacle of revenge.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward GibbonIt may be doubtful whether the soldiers imbrued their hands in the blood of this innocent prince.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward GibbonIt had stripped its mistress clean of all feeble accomplishments; her hands were imbrued neither with ink nor with water-color.
The Spoils of Poynton | Henry James
British Dictionary definitions for imbrue
embrue
/ (ɪmˈbruː) /
to stain, esp with blood
to permeate or impregnate
Origin of imbrue
1Derived forms of imbrue
- imbruement or embruement, noun
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