— imbruement , n.
/im broo"/ , v.t., imbrued, imbruing .
1. to stain: He refused to imbrue his hands with the blood of more killing.
2. to impregnate or imbue (usually fol. by with or in ): They are imbrued with the follies of youth.
Also, embrue .
[ 1400-50; late ME enbrewen embreuver to cause to drink in, soak, drench imbiberare, deriv. of L imbibere to IMBIBE ]