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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Imbibe \Im*bibe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbibed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Imbibing.] [L. imbibere; pref. im- in + bibere to drink:
cf. F. imbiber. Cf. Bib, Imbue, Potable.]
1. To drink in; to absorb; to soak up; to suck or take in; to
receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a
sponge imbibes moisture.
[1913 Webster]
2. To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to
imbibe principles; to imbibe errors.
[1913 Webster]
3. To saturate; to imbue. [Obs.] ``Earth, imbibed with . . .
acid.'' --Sir I. Newton.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Imbibe \Im*bibe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbibed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Imbibing.] [L. imbibere; pref. im- in + bibere to drink:
cf. F. imbiber. Cf. Bib, Imbue, Potable.]
1. To drink in; to absorb; to suck or take in; to receive as
by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a sponge
imbibes moisture.
2. To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to
imbibe principles; to imbibe errors.
3. To saturate; to imbue. [Obs.] ``Earth, imbibed with . . .
acid.'' --Sir I. Newton.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
imbibe
v 1: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
[syn: absorb, suck, soak up, sop up, suck up,
draw, take in, take up]
2: take (gas, light or heat) into a solution [syn: assimilate]
3: take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each
day"; "The children like to drink soda" [syn: drink]
4: receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical
principles"
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
imbibe
Latin vb.
(inflection of la imbibō 2 s pres actv impr)
Middle English vb.
(alt form enm imbiben)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
imbibe
vb.
To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
imbibe
Latin vb.
(inflection of la imbibō 2 s pres actv impr)
Middle English vb.
(alt form enm imbiben)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
imbibe
Latin vb.
(inflection of la imbibō 2 s pres actv impr)
Middle English vb.
(alt form enm imbiben)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
imbibe
Englanti vb.
juoda
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
imbibe
Franska vb.
(böjning fr verb imbiber)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Imbibe /ɪmbˈaɪb/
إشرب
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
imbibe //ɪmˈbaɪb//
1. изпи́вам, пи́я
drink
2. поглъ́щам, пое́мам
take in
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
imbibe /ɪmbˈaɪb/
absorbovat
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
imbibe /ɪmbˈaɪb/
nasávat
From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]
imbibe /ɪmbˈaɪb/
diota
From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]
imbibe /ɪmbˈaɪb/
mewnlyncu
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
imbibe /ɪmbˈaɪb/
in sich aufsaugen [eine Flüssigkeit] , sich mit etw. vollsaugen
see: imbibing, imbibed, imbibes, imbibed
Note: a liquid
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
imbibe /ɪmbˈaɪb/
durchtränken
Synonyms: impregnate, saturate
see: imbibing, impregnating, saturating, imbibed, impregnated, saturated
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
imbibe //ɪmˈbaɪb//
1. juoda
drink
2. imeä itseensä, omaksua
take in
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
imbibe /ɪmbˈaɪb/
1. पीना
"Don't imbibe for your's sake."
2. आत्मसात करना
"Imbibe the eternal knowledge."
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
imbibe /ɪmbˈaɪb/
upiti, usvojiti
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
imbibe //ɪmˈbaɪb//
吸収
take in
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
imbibe //ɪmˈbaɪb//
dricka, supa
drink
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
imbibe /ɪmbˈaɪb/
1. içine çekmek, emmek, massetmek
2. içmek
3. öğrenmek, kapmak
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ɪmˈbaɪb/
From IPA:fr : [ IPA:fr ]
/ɛ̃bib/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
75 Moby Thesaurus words for "imbibe":
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, engross, engulf, filter in,
follow strong drink, gargle, gobble, grog, gulp, gulp down, guzzle,
incorporate, infiltrate, ingest, ingurgitate, knock back, lap,
lap up, liquor up, nip, osmose, percolate in, pledge, pull, quaff,
seep in, sip, slurp up, soak, soak in, soak up, sorb, sponge, suck,
suck in, suckle, sup, swallow, swig, swill, swill down, swill up,
take in, take up, tank up, tipple, toast, tope, toss, toss down,
toss off, wash down, wolf down
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 饮,吸取,吸入;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 饮,吸取,吸入
vi. 喝,吸收水分
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