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Imbibe

ɪmˈbʌɪb

Imbibe definitions

verb

Inflections:

imbibe imbibed imbibes imbibing

drink (alcohol)

"they were imbibing far too many pitchers of beer"

Synonyms:
drink consume sup sip quaff swallow down guzzle gulp (down) swill lap slurp drink alcohol drink take strong drink indulge tipple swill
absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge)

"if one does not imbibe the culture one cannot succeed"

Synonyms:
assimilate absorb soak up take in digest ingest drink in learn acquire grasp gain pick up familiarize oneself with
(especially of seeds) absorb (water) into ultramicroscopic spaces or pores
- place (seeds) in water in order for them to absorb it