IMBIBE

imbibe

(verb) receive into the mind and retain; “Imbibe ethical principles”

drink, imbibe

(verb) take in liquids; “The patient must drink several liters each day”; “The children like to drink soda”

absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up

(verb) take in, also metaphorically; “The sponge absorbs water well”; “She drew strength from the minister’s words”

assimilate, imbibe

(verb) take (gas, light or heat) into a solution

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

imbibe (third-person singular simple present imbibes, present participle imbibing, simple past and past participle imbibed)

To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).

(figuratively) To take in; absorb.

Hyponyms

• ingest

Source: Wiktionary

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Im*bibe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbibed; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbibing.] Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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