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• embrue — em•brue [[t]ɛmˈbru[/t]] v. t. brued, bru•ing imbrue …   From formal English to slang

• imbrue — im•brue [[t]ɪmˈbru[/t]] also embrue v. t. brued, bru•ing to stain • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME enbrewen < MF embreuver to cause to drink in, soak, drench < VL *imbiberāre, der. of L imbibere to imbibe …   From formal English to slang

• as you brew, so shall you bake — Cf. as you bake, so shall you brew. Medieval usage makes the connection between brewing and drinking rather than between brewing and baking, as in the following: 1264 in C. Brown English Lyrics of XIIIth Century (1932) 131 Let him habbe ase he… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• em|brue — «ehm BROO», transitive verb, brued, bru|ing. = imbrue. (Cf. ↑imbrue) …   Useful english dictionary

• im|brue´ment — im|brue «ihm BROO», transitive verb, brued, bru|ing. to wet; stain: »His sword was imbrued with blood. ╂[< Old French embreuver, earlier embrever give to drink < Vulgar Latin imbiberāre < Latin in in + bibere to drink] –im|brue´ment …   Useful english dictionary

• im|brue — «ihm BROO», transitive verb, brued, bru|ing. to wet; stain: »His sword was imbrued with blood. ╂[< Old French embreuver, earlier embrever give to drink < Vulgar Latin imbiberāre < Latin in in + bibere to drink] –im|brue´ment …   Useful english dictionary