IMBRUE Meaning of IMBRUE in English [ ɪm'bru: ]■ verb ( ~s , imbruing , ~d ) archaic stain, especially with blood.OriginME: from OFr. embruer 'bedaub', ult. of Gmc origin and related to broth . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004