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imbibe

[ im-bahyb ]

verb (used with object)

imbibed, imbibing.
  1. to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink:

    He imbibed great quantities of iced tea.

    Synonyms:

  2. to absorb or soak up, as water, light, or heat:

    Plants imbibe moisture from the soil.

  3. to take or receive into the mind, as knowledge, ideas, or the like:

    to imbibe a sermon; to imbibe beautiful scenery.



verb (used without object)

imbibed, imbibing.
  1. to drink, especially alcoholic beverages:

    Just a soft drink for me鈥擨 don't imbibe.

  2. to absorb liquid or moisture.
  3. Archaic. to soak or saturate; imbue.

imbibe

/ 瑟尘藞产补瑟产 /

verb

  1. to drink (esp alcoholic drinks)
  2. literary.
    to take in or assimilate (ideas, facts, etc)

    to imbibe the spirit of the Renaissance

  3. tr to take in as if by drinking

    to imbibe fresh air

  4. to absorb or cause to absorb liquid or moisture; assimilate or saturate
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 颈尘藞产颈产别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 颈尘路产颈产顎侥谤 noun
  • 辫谤别顎卛尘路产颈产别顎 verb (used with object) preimbibed preimbibing
  • 耻苍顎卛尘路产颈产别诲顎 adjective
  • 耻苍顎卛尘路产颈产顎僫苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of imbibe1

1350鈥1400; < Latin imbibere to drink in, equivalent to im- im- 1 + bibere to drink; replacing Middle English enbiben < Middle French embiber < Latin, as above
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of imbibe1

C14: from Latin imbibere, from bibere to drink
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Synonym Study

See drink.
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Example Sentences

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鈥淚t鈥檚 like she had already imbibed the spirit of Chisholm, and that was a really remarkable moment for all of us. Everyone left the read and we couldn鈥檛 speak. It was jaw-dropping.鈥

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According to Hindu customs, warriors and kings may only imbibe on special occasions, while Brahmins must remain teetotal.

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What I want MAGA鈥檚 opponents to understand is that no one in the Trump movement came to imbibe that toxic mixture all on their own.

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He used to work with the cousins' fathers: "They were amazing people who loved what they did and have imbibed their children with this altruistic behaviour."

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鈥淒o you mean to say the 鈥楧D鈥?鈥 the officer asked, referring to the abbreviation for a designated driver who would remain sober while others imbibed.

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