Brew /(brṳ)/
Brew
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Brewed; p. pr. & vb. n. Brewing
- To boil or seethe; to cook. [Obs.]
- To prepare, as beer or other liquor, from malt and hops, or from other materials, by steeping, boiling, and fermentation.
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To prepare by steeping and mingling; to concoct.
Go, brew me a pottle of sack finely.
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To foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to plot; to concoct; to hatch; as, to brew mischief.
Hence with thy brewed enchantments, foul deceiver!
Brew
v. i.
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To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.
I wash, wring, brew, bake, scour.
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To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering; as, a storm brews in the west.
There is some ill a-brewing towards my rest.
Brew
n.
- The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed.