1. to stain or soak with blood or another liquid
Usage: archaic; literary

Examples

• The warrior’s sword was embrued with the blood of his enemies.
• Her hands were embrued with crimson after the battle.
• The ancient text described how the altar was embrued with sacrificial offerings.
• The knight’s armor became embrued during the fierce combat.
• The poet wrote of fields embrued with morning dew.
• Historical accounts tell of weapons embrued in conflict.