Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
embrue
Verb
/ɪmˈbruː/
Definition
To stain or sully, particularly with blood or an undesirable substance.
Examples
- His reputation was embrued by the scandal that emerged.
- The page was embrued with ink, making it difficult to read.
Meaning
The act of darkening or polluting something, often used in a figurative sense to describe tarnishing someone’s reputation or a moral stain.
Synonyms
- Stain
- Sully
- Taunt
