I. ˈbrü verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brēowan; akin to Latin fervēre to boil — more at barm
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1. : to prepare (as beer or ale) by steeping, boiling, and fermentation or by infusion and fermentation
2.
a. : to bring about : foment
brew trouble
b. : contrive
3. : to prepare (as tea) by infusion in hot water
intransitive verb
1. : to brew beer or ale
2. : to be in the process of forming
a storm is brew ing
• brew·er ˈbrü-ər, ˈbru̇(-ə)r noun
II. noun
Date: circa 1510
1.
a. : a brewed beverage (as beer)
b. : a serving of a brewed beverage
quaff a few brew s
c. : something produced by or as if by brewing
2. : the process of brewing