imbibe Definition
im·bibe (im bīb′)
transitive verb -·bibed′, -·bib′·ing
- to drink (esp. alcoholic liquor)
- to take in with the senses; drink in
- to absorb (moisture)
- to inhale
- to take in with the senses or mind; drink in
Etymology: ME enbiben < L imbibere < in-, in + bibere, to drink < *pibere < IE *pi-, *pō-, to drink > Sans pti, (he) drinks, L potare
intransitive verb
to drink, esp. alcoholic liquor
imbibe Related Forms
im·bib′er noun
imbibe Synonyms
imbibe
v.
imbibe Usage Examples
Object
- quantity: Some people who have imbibed large quantities of carrot juice in a relatively short time developed a yellow hue to their skin.
- alcohol: Leeds United Witness El Tel's Super Whites do battle, when they're not busy imbibing alcohol or dining on Italian fodder.
- atmosphere: It's a great place to stay to sort yourself out, imbibe the atmosphere, traditions and a taste of the future.
- spirit: To imbibe the spirit of Morocco, wander the streets of the great cities.
- culture: Are we to imagine that he imbibed Greek culture at the Sepphoris theater?
- amount: Several of our beloved celebrities have been found to have imbibed dangerous amounts of injurious agents into their precious bodily precincts.
Modifying Another Word
- also: Thanks to her grandmother, she was also imbibing a measure of Frank Sinatra.
- freely: For alcohol, the situation is different, in those who imbibe too freely or too well.
- already: We need to repent of the secular values we've already imbibed, and we need to be on guard against imbibing more.
- much: He had, however, at the present moment imbibed too much of Mr Thorne's champagne to have any inward misgivings.
- not: Speeches ensued in which the palindrome was explained to those not imbibed with the spirit of Python Monty.
- over: They are expensive and if the weather is rough or too hot or you have over imbibed you will be wasting your money.
Preposition: in
childhood: He was embued with a radicalism which he said was part of the water in Wales, imbibed in childhood.
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