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BREW, v.t. 1. In a general sense, to boil, and mix; hence in Saxon, it signifies broth or pottage; Old. Eng. brewis.2. In a more restricted sense, to make beer, ale or other similar liquor from malt; or to prepare a liquor from malt and hops, and in private families, from other materials, by steeping, boiling and fermentation.3. To mingle.Brew me a pottle of sack.4. To contrive; to plot; as, to brew mischief.5. To put in a state of preparation.BREW, v.i. To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming or collecting; as, a storm brews in the west. In this sense I do not recollect the use of the verb, in a transitive sense, and generally the participle only is used; as, a storm is brewing. 1. To perform the business of brewing or making beer; as, she can brew, wash and bake.BREW, n. The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed.
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BREW, v.t. 1. In a general sense, to boil, and mix; hence in Saxon, it signifies broth or pottage; Old. Eng. brewis.2. In a more restricted sense, to make beer, ale or other similar liquor from malt; or to prepare a liquor from malt and hops, and in private families, from other materials, by steeping, boiling and fermentation.3. To mingle.Brew me a pottle of sack.4. To contrive; to plot; as, to brew mischief.5. To put in a state of preparation.BREW, v.i. To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming or collecting; as, a storm brews in the west. In this sense I do not recollect the use of the verb, in a transitive sense, and generally the participle only is used; as, a storm is brewing. 1. To perform the business of brewing or making beer; as, she can brew, wash and bake.BREW, n. The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed. | BREW, n.The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed. – Bacon. BREW, v.i.- To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming or collecting; as, a storm brews in the west. In this sense, I do not recollect the use of the verb, in a transitive sense, and generally the participle only is used; as, a storm is brewing.
- To perform the business of brewing or making beer; as, she can brew, wash and bake.
BREW, v.t. [Sax. briwan, to brew; briw, broth; D. brouwen, to brew, to contrive, to mix; G. brauen. These seem to be contractions of the Gothic; Sw. briggia; Dan. brygger, to brew. The Russ. has burchu. The Welch has brwc, a boiling, stir, tumult, from rhwc, something rough; and it has also berwi, to boil or bubble, whence berwezu, to brew, from bar, fury, impulse. Our word brew seems to be directly from the Saxon. The sense is, to stir, boil, or agitate with violence.]- In a general sense, to boil, and mix; hence in Saxon, it signifies broth or pottage; Old Eng. brewis.
- In a more restricted sense, to make beer, ale or other similar liquor from malt; or to prepare a liquor from malt and hops, and in private families, from other materials, by steeping, boiling and fermentation.
- To mingle.
Brew me a pottle of sack. – Shak.
- To contrive; to plot; as, to brew mischief.
- To put in a state of preparation. – Qu.
| Brew
- To boil or seethe; to cook.
- To
attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making
beer.
- The mixture formed by
brewing; that which is brewed.
- To prepare, as beer or other liquor, from malt
and hops, or from other materials, by steeping, boiling, and
fermentation.
- To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing,
forming, or gathering; as, a storm brews in the west.
- To prepare by steeping and mingling; to
concoct.
- To foment or prepare, as by brewing; to
contrive; to plot; to concoct; to hatch; as, to brew
mischief.
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Brew BREW, verb transitive 1. In a general sense, to boil, and mix; hence in Saxon, it signifies broth or pottage; Old. Eng. brewis. 2. In a more restricted sense, to make beer, ale or other similar liquor from malt; or to prepare a liquor from malt and hops, and in private families, from other materials, by steeping, boiling and fermentation. 3. To mingle. BREW me a pottle of sack. 4. To contrive; to plot; as, to brew mischief. 5. To put in a state of preparation. BREW, verb intransitive To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming or collecting; as, a storm brews in the west. In this sense I do not recollect the use of the verb, in a transitive sense, and generally the participle only is used; as, a storm is brewing. 1. To perform the business of brewing or making beer; as, she can brew wash and bake. BREW, noun The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed.
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