IMBRUE

imbrue, drench

(verb) permeate or impregnate; “The war drenched the country in blood”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

imbrue (third-person singular simple present imbrues, present participle imbruing, simple past and past participle imbrued)

To stain (in, with, blood, slaughter, etc.).

Anagrams

• erbium, imbuer, murbie

Source: Wiktionary


Im*brue", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbureed; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbureing.] Etym: [Cf. OF. embruer, also embruver, embreuver, embrever, to give to drink, soak (see pref. En-, 1, 1st In-, and Breverage), but also OE. enbrewen, enbrowen, to stain, soil (cf. Brewis).]

Definition: To wet or moisten; to soak; to drench, especially in blood. While Darwen stream, will blood of Scots imbrued. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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