Meaning of IMBIBE
| Pronunciation: | | im'bIb
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- [v] receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"
- [v] take in liquids
- [v] take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
- [v] take into solution, as of gas, light, or heat
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| | Synonyms: | | absorb, assimilate, draw, drink, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up |
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| | See Also: | | absorb, aspirate, assimilate, attract, belt down, blot, bolt down, consume, down, drain the cup, draw in, drink down, drink up, guggle, gulp, gurgle, guzzle, have, ingest, ingest, kill, lap, lap up, mop, mop up, pour down, pull, pull in, quaff, sip, sponge up, suck, suck in, swig, swill, swill down, take, take in, take in, toss off, wipe up | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Im*bibe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbibed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Imbibing}.] [L. imbibere; pref. im- in + bibere to drink:
cf. F. imbiber. Cf. {Bib}, {Imbue}, {Potable}.]
1. To drink in; to absorb; to suck or take in; to receive as
by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a sponge
imbibes moisture.
2. To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to
imbibe principles; to imbibe errors.
3. To saturate; to imbue. [Obs.] ``Earth, imbibed with . . .
acid.'' --Sir I. Newton.
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| | Related Terms: | | absorb, adsorb, assimilate, bib, blot, blot up, booze, chemisorb, chemosorb, devour, digest, drain the cup, dram, drink, drink bottoms-up, drink deep, drink hard, drink in, drink off, drink to, drink up, eat, engorge, engross, engulf, filter in, follow strong drink, gargle, gobble, grog, gulp, gulp down, guzzle, incorporate, infiltrate, ingest, ingurgitate, knock back, lap, lap up, liquor up, nip, osmose, percolate in, pledge, pull, quaff, seep in, sip, slurp up, soak, soak in, soak up, sorb, sponge, suck, suck in, suckle, sup, swallow, swig, swill, swill down, swill up, take in, take up, tank up, tipple, toast, tope, toss, toss down, toss off, wash down, wolf down |
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