verb
- to stain or wet deeply with blood or another liquid
Usage: literary; archaic
Examples
- The warrior’s sword was imbrued with the blood of his enemies.
- Her hands were imbrued with crimson after the battle.
- The ancient text described how the altar was imbrued with sacrificial blood.
- The bandages were imbrued with dark stains from the wound.
- His clothing became imbrued with mud during the struggle.
- The poet wrote of fields imbrued with morning dew.