English dictionary

imbibe

/I/m'b/aI/b/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

take in, also metaphorically

verb.contact

Synonyms absorb draw soak up sop up suck suck up take in take up

Source: WordNet 3.0
take (gas, light or heat) into a solution

verb.contact

Synonyms assimilate

Source: WordNet 3.0
take in liquids

verb.consumption

Synonyms drink

Source: WordNet 3.0
receive into the mind and retain

verb.cognition

Examples
Imbibe ethical principles.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To drink in; to absorb; to suck or take in; to receive as by drinking; as, a person <i>imbibes</i> drink, or a sponge <i>imbibes</i> moisture.

verb

Source: webster1913