imbibe

imbibe
v
1. drink, quaff, sip, sup, Archaic. bib, Inf. swig, Inf. belt, Inf. pull; drain, wash down, toss off; gulp, swallow, Sl. guzzle or guzzle down, Sl. swill or swill down; (all of alcoholic beverages) tipple, tope, bouse, Inf. booze, nip, Archaic. dram; All Inf. gargle, wet or moisten one's whistle, take a drop, Sl. chug, Sl. chug-a-lug, lap, lap up, commune with the spirits, drown one's sorrows; All Sl. hit the sauce or bottle or booze, tie one on, scoop a few, knock a few back, liquor up, souse, dip the beak, bend or crook or exercise or raise an elbow.
2. absorb, suck up, draw up or in, take up or in, osmose; sponge, sponge up, soak up, blot up, sop up; eat, ingest, ingurgitate, gulp down, gobble up or down.
3. learn, acquire, gain, get, pick up, digest; assimilate, get by osmosis, gain or glean knowledge, Inf. get hold of.

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  • imbibé — imbibé, ée (in bi bé, bée) part. passé d imbiber. Un linge imbibé d huile. •   ....Certain âge accompli, Le vase est imbibé, l étoffe a pris son pli, LA FONT. Fabl. II, 18.    Fig. •   Cet homme est imbibé de la bonne opinion de lui même, SAINT… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 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

  • imbibé — Imbibé, [imbib]ée. part. Abbreuvé. Il a pleu, mais la terre n est pas encore assez imbibée. On ne sçauroit filtrer que le drap ou le linge ne soit tout à fait imbibé …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • imbibe — index carouse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • 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

  • imbibe — [v] drink, often heavily absorb, assimilate, belt*, consume, down, gorge, guzzle*, ingest, ingurgitate, irrigate, partake, put away*, quaff, raise a few*, sip, swallow, swig*, swill*, toss*; concept 169 Ant. abstain …   New thesaurus

  • imbibe — ► VERB 1) formal or humorous drink (alcohol). 2) absorb (ideas or knowledge). DERIVATIVES imbiber noun. ORIGIN Latin imbibere, from bibere to drink …   English terms dictionary

  • imbibe — [im bīb′] vt. imbibed, imbibing [ME enbiben < L imbibere < in , in + bibere, to drink < * pibere < IE * pi , *pō , to drink > Sans pāti, (he) drinks, L potare] 1. a) to drink (esp. alcoholic liquor) b) to take in with the senses;… …   English World 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

  • imbibe — UK [ɪmˈbaɪb] / US verb Word forms imbibe : present tense I/you/we/they imbibe he/she/it imbibes present participle imbibing past tense imbibed past participle imbibed 1) [intransitive/transitive] often humorous to drink something 2) [transitive]… …   English dictionary

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