imbibe

im·bibe  (m-bb)

v. im·bibed, im·bib·ing, im·bibes

v.tr.

1. To drink.

2. To absorb or take in as if by drinking: "The whole body . . . imbibes delight through every pore" (Henry David Thoreau).

3. To receive and absorb into the mind: "Gladstone had . . . imbibed a strong prejudice against Americans" (Philip Magnus).

4. Obsolete To permeate; saturate.

v.intr.

To drink alcoholic beverages.

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[Middle English embiben, to soak up, saturate, from Latin imbibere, to drink in, imbibe : in-, in; see in-² + bibere, to drink; see p(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

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im·biber n.

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imbibe [ɪmˈbaɪb]

vb

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

[from Latin imbibere, from bibere to drink]

imbiber  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	imbibe - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" soak up, sop up, suck up, absorb, suck, take up, take in, draw mop, mop up, wipe up - to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" blot - dry (ink) with blotting paper sponge up - absorb as if with a sponge; "sponge up the spilled milk on the counter"
	2.	imbibe - take (gas, light or heat) into a solution assimilate absorb - become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"
	3.	imbibe - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" drink ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" swill down, swill - drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink) suck - draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast" guggle, gurgle - drink from a flask with a gurgling sound sip - drink in sips; "She was sipping her tea" guzzle - drink greedily or as if with great thirst; "The boys guzzled the cheap vodka" lap up, lick, lap - take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" drain the cup, drink up - drink to the last drop; "drink up--there's more wine coming" gulp, quaff, swig - to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers" belt down, bolt down, down, drink down, pour down, toss off, pop, kill - drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
	4.	imbibe - receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles" assimilate, ingest, absorb, take in - take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"

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imbibe

verb (Formal)

1. drink, consume, knock back (informal), neck (slang), sink (informal), swallow, suck, hoover (informal), swig (informal), quaff They were used to imbibing enormous quantities of alcohol.

2. absorb, receive, take in, gain, gather, acquire, assimilate, ingest He'd imbibed a set of mystical beliefs from the cradle.

Translations

imbibe [ɪmˈbaɪb]

A. VT (frm) (= drink) → beber (fig) [+ atmosphere] → empaparse de; [+ information] → imbuirse de(frm), empaparse de

B. VI (o.f., also hum) → beber

imbibe

vt

(form, hum) → trinken, bechern (hum)

(fig) ideas, information → in sich (acc) → aufnehmen

vi (hum: = drink) → viel trinken

imbibe [ɪmˈbaɪb] vt (frm) (also) (hum) (drink) → bere (fig) (absorb) → assorbire, assimilare