braise vs imbue

braise

verb
  • To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling. 

noun
  • A sauce used for braising. 

  • A dish (usually meat) prepared by braising. 

  • Pagellus bogaraveo, syn. Pagellus centrodontus (sea bream) 

imbue

verb
  • To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality. 

  • In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality. 

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