imbrue
/ɪmˈbɹuː/
imbrue verb: to stain [with in or with ‘blood, slaughter, etc.’].
Verb
imbrue (third-person singular simple present imbrues, present participle imbruing, simple past and past participle imbrued)
- To stain [with in or with ‘blood, slaughter, etc.’].
- My hands were imbrued in his blood.
- Armed with the weapon which was destined to destroy himself, Imnaz sprang down the ladder, — found the door, and, emerging from the abode of crime, sought a more secure resting place, leaving his hostess to discover, with return of day, in whose blood were imbrued the hands of an hospiticide.1837, Edward Smallwood, Manuella, the Executioner’s Daughter ; A Story of Madrid, volume II, Richard Bentley, pages 275–276
imbrue meaning in Urdu
imbrue in Urdu
- بھگانا, نم کرنا, رنگنا, تر کرنا
Forms of imbrue
| third-person singular present | imbrues |
|---|---|
| present participle | imbruing |
| past participle | imbrued |
| past | imbrued |
| alternative form | embrue |
Origin of imbrue
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.
Words formed from imbrue
Words that rhyme with imbrue
Questions about imbrue
- What does imbrue mean?
- Imbrue means to stain [with in or with ‘blood, slaughter, etc.’].
- What is imbrue in Urdu?
- Imbrue in Urdu is بھگانا, نم کرنا, رنگنا. See Imbrue meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is imbrue?
- Imbrue is a verb.
- How do you pronounce imbrue?
- Imbrue is pronounced /ɪmˈbɹuː/.
- What is the past tense of imbrue?
- The past tense of imbrue is imbrued.
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