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embrever — [ ɑ̃brəve ] v. tr. <conjug. : 5> • embevrer 1223; « abreuver, imbiber » XIIe ; lat. pop. imbiberare ♦ Techn. Assembler obliquement deux pièces de bois. N. m. EMBRÈVEMENT [ ɑ̃brɛvmɑ̃ ], 1676 . ● embrever verbe transitif (de abreuver) Joindre … Encyclopédie Universelle
Imbrue — Im*brue , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbureed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imbureing}.] [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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Imbureed — Imbrue Im*brue , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbureed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imbureing}.] [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Imbureing — Imbrue Im*brue , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbureed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imbureing}.] [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
imbrue — imbruement, n. /im broo /, v.t., imbrued, imbruing. 1. to stain: He refused to imbrue his hands with the blood of more killing. 2. to impregnate or imbue (usually fol. by with or in): They are imbrued with the follies of youth. Also, embrue.… … Universalium
embrèvement — embrever [ ɑ̃brəve ] v. tr. <conjug. : 5> • embevrer 1223; « abreuver, imbiber » XIIe ; lat. pop. imbiberare ♦ Techn. Assembler obliquement deux pièces de bois. N. m. EMBRÈVEMENT [ ɑ̃brɛvmɑ̃ ], 1676 . ● embrèvement nom masculin (de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
embreuvement — embrèvement [ɑ̃bʀɛvmɑ̃] ou embreuvement [ɑ̃bʀœvmɑ̃] n. m. ÉTYM. 1676; de embrever, embreuver. ❖ ♦ Techn. Assemblage oblique de deux pièces de bois et dont la pénétration forme un prisme triangulaire. || Embrèvement à simple, à double languette; à … Encyclopédie Universelle
embrever — (an bre vé. La syllabe bre prend un accent grave quand la syllabe qui suit est muette : il embrève, il embrèvera) v. a. Unir deux solives par un embrèvement ; faire entrer une pièce de bois dans une autre. ÉTYMOLOGIE Serait il possible que la… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
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
imbrue — /ɪmˈbru/ (say im brooh) verb (t) (imbrued, imbruing) 1. Rare to wet in or with something that stains, now especially blood; stain with blood. –phrase 2. imbrue with, to permeate with; impregnate with: to imbrue a student with a particular… …
