imbrue

 
Pronunciation: /ɪmˈbruː/

verb (imbrues, imbruing, imbrued)

[with object] archaic or literary
  • stain (something, especially one’s hands or sword): they were unwilling to imbrue their hands in his blood

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French embruer 'bedaub, bedabble', ultimately of Germanic origin and related to broth