English → Latin
“imbrue” in Latin
cruentōto make bloody; to stain with blood; to stain, pollute; to dye redimbuōto wet, moisten, dip; to fill, tinge, stain, taint, infect, imbue; to accustom or impress early, inspire, imbuemadefaciōto wet, moisten, dampen; to soak, steep; to intoxicategladiussword; murder, death; a gladiatorial contestdexterright (relative direction), right hand; skillful; fortunate, favorable
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
imbrue
(only used with reference to blood)(only used with reference to blood), cruentare (e.g., gladium, Cic.; se alicujus sanguine, Tac., ; mensam alicujus sanguine, Cic.; dextras, Ov.): imbuere (e.g., imbuti sanguine gladii legionum vel madefacti potius, Cic., Phil., 14, 3, 6; and imbuere gladium scelere, figuratively, Phil., 5, 7, 20): madefacere (to make dripping wet; stronger than imbuere; Vid: last quotation: Graeciam madefactum iri sanguine, Cic.). To imbrue one’s hands in the blood of anybody, cruentare manus alicujus sanguine (Nep.); manus caede alicujus imbuere (Tac., Ann., 1, 18, 2); manus imbuere morte alicujus (Attius, ap. Non., 521, 8); manus imbuere sanguine alicujus (Velleius, 2, 20, 1). Imbrued in anybody’s blood, cruentus sanguine alicujus (Cic., of persons or things, vestis, giadius); respersus caede alicujus (Catullus, 64, 181): madens alicujus caede (Ov.). To be imbrued, madere (e.g., sanguine, Verg.), or the passives.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for imbrue?
- The usual Latin words for “imbrue” are cruentō, imbuō, madefaciō; also gladius, dexter. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.