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IMBRUE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does imbrue mean?
• IMBRUE (verb)
The verb IMBRUE has 1 sense:
1. permeate or impregnate
Familiarity information: IMBRUE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Permeate or impregnate
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
drench; imbrue
Context example:
The war drenched the country in blood
Hypernyms (to "imbrue" is one way to...):
impregnate; saturate (infuse or fill completely)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody with something
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