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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•bibe /ɪmˈbaɪb/USA pronunciation v., -bibed, -bib•ing. - to drink (liquids, esp. alcohol): [no object]too early to be imbibing.[~ + object]imbibing some beer.
- to absorb or soak up:[~ + object]Plants imbibe light from the sun.
- to receive into the mind:[~ + object]to imbibe a sermon.
im•bib•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•bibe (im bīb′),USA pronunciation v., -bibed, -bib•ing. v.t. - to consume (liquids) by drinking;
drink:He imbibed great quantities of iced tea. - to absorb or soak up, as water, light, or heat:Plants imbibe moisture from the soil.
- to take or receive into the mind, as knowledge, ideas, or the like:to imbibe a sermon; to imbibe beautiful scenery.
v.i. - to drink, esp. alcoholic beverages:Just a soft drink for me—I don't imbibe.
- to absorb liquid or moisture.
- [Archaic.]to soak or saturate;
imbue.
- Latin, as above
- Middle French embiber
- Latin imbibere to drink in, equivalent. to im- im-1 + bibere to drink; replacing Middle English enbiben
- 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged swallow. See drink.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: imbibe /ɪmˈbaɪb/ vb - to drink (esp alcoholic drinks)
- literary to take in or assimilate (ideas, facts, etc): to imbibe the spirit of the Renaissance
- (transitive) to take in as if by drinking: to imbibe fresh air
- to absorb or cause to absorb liquid or moisture; assimilate or saturate
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin imbibere, from bibere to drinkimˈbiber n |