imbibe
to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink: He imbibed great quantities of iced tea.
to absorb or soak up, as water, light, or heat: Plants imbibe moisture from the soil.
to take or receive into the mind, as knowledge, ideas, or the like: to imbibe a sermon; to imbibe beautiful scenery.
to drink, especially alcoholic beverages: Just a soft drink for me—I don't imbibe.
to absorb liquid or moisture.
Archaic. to soak or saturate; imbue.
Origin of imbibe
1synonym study For imbibe
Other words for imbibe
Other words from imbibe
- im·bib·er, noun
- pre·im·bibe, verb (used with object), pre·im·bibed, pre·im·bib·ing.
- un·im·bibed, adjective
- un·im·bib·ing, adjective
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How to use imbibe in a sentence
One of the main consequences of imbibing alcohol is dehydration—your liver uses a lot of the water in your body to process and break down alcohol, so all other organs, including your skin, lose out.
7 things you can do to actually prevent wrinkles | Sandra Gutierrez | July 13, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe show also offers the specter of stars imbibing at dinner tables, a good fit for a viral age.
Many in Hollywood are cheering a hiatus for the Golden Globes. Those who count the dollars are less sure. | Steven Zeitchik | May 13, 2021 | Washington PostSome are trying to combat concerns of customers unwittingly imbibing too much with chemometrics — science-based lab reporting that serves like nutritional facts for weed.
When it was time to step into Holiday’s shoes she researched thoroughly and even went as far as attempting to transform herself into the singer by imbibing and chain smoking.
Stories are powerful because they are vehicles for imbibing moral worldviews.
OK, so he used to imbibe to excess, but he no longer partakes.
Just Kill Mr. Bates Already! How to Save ‘Downton Abbey’ | Andrew Romano | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the very least, they establish a tone and mindset that rank-and-file liberals imbibe and accept.
Single or spoken for, everyone has reason enough to imbibe on the most loved/hated holiday around.
Valentine's Day Cocktail Recipes to Fall in Love With | Alie Ward, Georgia Hardstark | February 9, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTAnneli Rufus on 15 stats that predict your propensity to imbibe.
Sutherland is perhaps the most righteous in his intoxication of all the celebrities known to conspicuously imbibe.
Nothing was more natural than that two such women should imbibe the deepest tenderness for each other.
Letters To Eugenia | Paul Henri Thiry HolbachThe peasants imbibe a little noisy merriment at the tavern, but their helpmates always have grave, stern countenances.
Maupassant Original Short Stories (180), Complete | Guy de MaupassantM. de Voltaire, say they, never could imbibe these Sentiments in France.
The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II | Karl Ludwig von PllnitzIt may be truly said, with regard to those who imbibe the spirit of their Master, "no man liveth to himself."
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II | Francis Augustus CoxAnimal miasmata, like all other poison, become more active in proportion to the quantity which we imbibe.
The Book of Curiosities | I. Platts
British Dictionary definitions for imbibe
/ (ɪmˈbaɪb) /
to drink (esp alcoholic drinks)
literary to take in or assimilate (ideas, facts, etc): to imbibe the spirit of the Renaissance
(tr) to take in as if by drinking: to imbibe fresh air
to absorb or cause to absorb liquid or moisture; assimilate or saturate
Origin of imbibe
1Derived forms of imbibe
- imbiber, noun
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