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  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • imbibe — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. imbiber, embiber to soak into, from L. imbibere absorb, drink in, inhale, from assimilated form of in into, in, on, upon (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + bibere to drink, related to potare to drink, from PIE *po(i) …   Etymology dictionary

  • imbibe — *absorb, assimilate Analogous words: *receive, take, admit, accept: *soak, saturate, steep, impregnate: *permeate, pervade, penetrate, impenetrate: acquire, obtain, *get Antonyms: ooze, exude …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • soak up — verb 1. take in, also metaphorically The sponge absorbs water well She drew strength from the minister s words • Syn: ↑absorb, ↑suck, ↑imbibe, ↑sop up, ↑suck up, ↑draw, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • imbibe — imbiber, n. /im buyb /, v., imbibed, imbibing. v.t. 1. to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink: He imbibed great quantities of iced tea. 2. to absorb or soak up, as water, light, or heat: Plants imbibe moisture from the soil. 3. to take or… …   Universalium

  • soak — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. wet, drench, saturate, steep; absorb; permeate; drink, tipple; slang, overcharge, bleed. See water, moisture, dryness, drinking, dearness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To drench] Syn. drench, wet,… …   English dictionary for students

  • imbibe — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To drink] Syn. quaff, guzzle, ingest; see drink 1 , 2 , swallow . 2. [To absorb] Syn. take in, assimilate, soak up, drink in; see absorb 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. drink, partake, consume, quaff, swallow, guzzle,… …   English dictionary for students

  • imbibe — im•bibe [[t]ɪmˈbaɪb[/t]] v. bibed, bib•ing 1) to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink 2) to absorb or soak up: Plants imbibe light from the sun[/ex] 3) to receive into the mind: to imbibe a sermon[/ex] 4) to drink, esp. alcoholic beverages 5) to… …   From formal English to slang

  • imbibe — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • imbibe — verb (imbibed; imbibing) Etymology: Middle English enbiben to absorb, cause to absorb, from Latin imbibere to drink in, absorb, from in + bibere to drink more at potable Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. archaic soak, steep 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • soak — Synonyms and related words: absorb, alcoholic, assimilate, bang, bash, bat, bathe, belt, bender, bib, bibber, biff, bleed, bleed white, bonk, booze, boozehound, boozer, bottle sucker, brannigan, brew, brewing, bum, bust, busy, choke, clap, clip,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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