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English noun: brew | |||
| 1. | brew (food) drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling | ||
| Synonyms | brewage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beer, cassiri, kvass, mead, spruce beer | ||
English verb: brew | |||
| 1. | brew (creation) prepare by brewing | ||
| Samples | People have been brewing beer for thousands of years. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create from raw material, create from raw stuff | ||
| Entail | ferment, sour, turn, work | ||
| 2. | brew (change) sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor | ||
| Samples | The tea is brewing. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | imbue, soak | ||
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