Meanings
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verb
literary: to stain or soak something deeply, especially with blood
The violent account seemed to imbrue every page with blood.
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verb
literary: to permeate or impregnate something with a quality or substance
Years of hardship imbrued his stories with bitterness.
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Etymology
From Middle English embrewen and Old French embruer or embreuver, 'to moisten or soak,' probably altered from a verb meaning 'give to drink.' That verb ultimately goes back to Latin bibere, 'to drink.' The frequent literary association with blood developed from the broader sense 'stain or saturate.'