Imbibe
11imbibe — UK [ɪmˈbaɪb] / US verb Word forms imbibe : present tense I/you/we/they imbibe he/she/it imbibes present participle imbibing past tense imbibed past participle imbibed 1) [intransitive/transitive] often humorous to drink something 2) [transitive]… …
12imbibe — [[t]ɪmba͟ɪb[/t]] imbibes, imbibing, imbibed 1) VERB To imbibe alcohol means to drink it. [FORMAL, often HUMOROUS] [V n] They were used to imbibing enormous quantities of alcohol... No one believes that current nondrinkers should be encouraged to… …
13imbibe — im•bibe [[t]ɪmˈbaɪb[/t]] v. bibed, bib•ing 1) to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink 2) to absorb or soak up: Plants imbibe light from the sun[/ex] 3) to receive into the mind: to imbibe a sermon[/ex] 4) to drink, esp. alcoholic beverages 5) to… …
14imbibe — verb (imbibed; imbibing) Etymology: Middle English enbiben to absorb, cause to absorb, from Latin imbibere to drink in, absorb, from in + bibere to drink more at potable Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. archaic soak, steep 2 …
15imbibe — verb /ɪmˈbaɪb/ a) To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages). b) To take in; as, to imbibe knowledge. See Also: beverage …
16imbibe — im|bibe [ ım baıb ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive OFTEN HUMOROUS to drink something 2. ) transitive FORMAL if you imbibe ideas, feelings, or qualities, you experience them and are influenced by them …
17imbibe — to drink intoxicants Literally, to drink any liquid. Anyone who is said to imbibe is being accused of being an alcoholic …
18imbibe — Synonyms and related words: absorb, adsorb, assimilate, bib, blot, blot up, booze, chemisorb, chemosorb, devour, digest, drain the cup, dram, drink, drink bottoms up, drink deep, drink hard, drink in, drink off, drink to, drink up, eat, engorge,… …
19imbibe — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To drink] Syn. quaff, guzzle, ingest; see drink 1 , 2 , swallow . 2. [To absorb] Syn. take in, assimilate, soak up, drink in; see absorb 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. drink, partake, consume, quaff, swallow, guzzle,… …
20imbibe — im|bibe [ımˈbaıb] v [I and T] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: imbibere, from bibere to drink ] 1.) to drink something, especially alcohol sometimes used humorously ▪ Both men imbibed considerable quantities of gin. 2.) to accept and be… …
