imbrue

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And twice his thirsty sword he did imbrue,

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  1. transitive verb To saturate.
  2. transitive verb To stain.

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  1. Middle English embrewen, from Old French embreuver, from Vulgar Latin *imbiberāre : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Late Latin biber, beverage (from Latin bibere, to drink; see beverage).

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  1. Formerly also imbrew, embrue, embrew; from Middle English imbrowen, from Old French embruer, embruver, embreuver, embruvrer, embeverer, embevrer, give to drink, make drunk (reflexive drink), imbrue, bedabble, from en- + bevrer, give to drink, from bevre, from Latin bibere, drink: see bib, and cf. bever. Cf. imbibe.
 

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