imbrue
/ɪmˈbruː/verb
(imbrues, imbrued, imbruing)with obj.
- archaic or poetic/literary stain (something, especially one's hands or sword)〈古或诗/文〉（物, 尤指手或剑）玷污：
they were unwilling to imbrue their hands in his blood.
他们不愿意双手沾染上他的鲜血。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French embruer 'bedaub, bedabble', ultimately of Germanic origin and related to BROTH.