1. 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.