imbiber
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im·bibe
(ĭm-bīb′)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.
[Middle English embiben, to soak up, saturate, from Latin imbibere, to drink in, imbibe : in-, in; see in-2 + bibere, to drink; see pō(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
im·bib′er n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() consumer - a person who uses goods or services bar fly - a drinker who frequents bars ale drinker, beer drinker - someone whose favorite drink is beer or ale drunk - someone who is intoxicated guzzler - someone who drinks heavily (especially alcoholic beverages); "he's a beer guzzler every night" moderationist - a moderate drinker (as opposed to a total abstainer) social drinker, tippler - someone who drinks liquor repeatedly in small quantities |