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IMBIBE definition: 1. to drink, especially alcohol: 2. to receive and accept information, etc. 3. to drink…. Learn more.
imbibe. verb. im· bibe im-ˈbīb. imbibed; imbibing. Synonyms of imbibe. transitive verb. 1. a. : drink. b. : to take in or up. a sponge imbibes moisture. 2. a. : to receive into the mind and retain. imbibe moral principles. b. : to assimilate or take into solution. 3. archaic : soak, steep. intransitive verb. 1. : drink sense 2. 2. a.
Imbibe is a fancy word for "drink." If you need to imbibe ten cups of coffee just to get out of the house, you might have a caffeine problem. Although the verb imbibe means to take in liquids of any sort, if you don't specify the liquid, people are likely to infer you mean an alcoholic beverage.
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. (transitive) to take in as if by drinking. to imbibe fresh air.
IMBIBE meaning: 1. to drink, especially alcohol: 2. to receive and accept information, etc. 3. to drink…. Learn more.
to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink: He imbibed great quantities of iced tea. Synonyms: swallow. 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.
Origin of Imbibe. Middle English embiben to soak up, saturate from Latin imbibere to drink in, imbibe in- in in– 2 bibere to drink pō (i)- in Indo-European roots. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
1. to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink. 2. to absorb or soak up: Plants imbibe light from the sun. 3. to receive into the mind: to imbibe a sermon. v.i.
Definition of imbibe verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of IMBIBE. formal + often humorous. 1. [+ object] : to drink (something) She imbibed vast quantities of coffee. 2. [no object] : to drink alcohol. She never imbibes but isn't offended when others do.
