Brew

Brew Brew (br[udd]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brewed} (br[udd]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Brewing}.] [OE. brewen, AS. bre['o]wan; akin to D. brouwen, OHG. priuwan, MHG. briuwen, br[=u]wen, G. brauen, Icel. brugga, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and perh. to L. defrutum must boiled down, Gr. bry^ton (for fry^ton?) a kind of beer. The original meaning seems to have been to prepare by heat. [root]93. Cf. {Broth}, {Bread}.] 1. To boil or seethe; to cook. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

2. To prepare, as beer or other liquor, from malt and hops, or from other materials, by steeping, boiling, and fermentation. ``She brews good ale.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. To prepare by steeping and mingling; to concoct. [1913 Webster]

Go, brew me a pottle of sack finely. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. To foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to plot; to concoct; to hatch; as, to brew mischief. [1913 Webster]

Hence with thy brewed enchantments, foul deceiver! --Milton. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Prepare by fermentation, Make beer, be a brewer / Contrive, plot, devise, project, hatch, concoct, foment, excite, stir up, Be gathering, be forming

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brew — brew·age; brew·er; brew·ery; brew·ster; brew·ster·ite; he·brew·ism; wash·brew; brew·pub; brew·ski; micro·brew; brew; he·brew; brew·er s; brew·ster s; … English syllables
brew up — To make a drink, esp tea (brewˈ up noun) • • • Main Entry: ↑brew * * * Brit. make tea * * * ˌbrew ˈup | ˌbrew sthˈup derived (BrE, informal … Useful english dictionary
brew-up — ˈbrew up [brew up brew ups] noun (BrE, informal) an act of making tea • We always have a brew up at 11 o clock … Useful english dictionary
Brew — Brew, v. i. 1. To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer. [1913 Webster] I wash, wring, brew, bake, scour. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering; as, a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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brew — [n] concoction beverage, blend, broth, compound, distillation, drink, fermentation, hash, hodgepodge*, infusion, instillation, liquor, melange, miscellany, mishmash*, mixture, potpourri, preparation; concepts 260,454,457 brew [v1] prepare by… … New thesaurus
Brew — Brew, n. The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brew — [bro͞o] vt. [ME breuen < OE breowan: see BREAD] 1. to make (beer, ale, etc.) from malt and hops by steeping, boiling, and fermenting 2. to make (tea, coffee, etc.) by steeping or boiling 3. to plan (mischief, trouble, etc.); plot; scheme vi. 1 … English World dictionary
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