imbibe

One entry found for imbibe.

Main Entry: im·bibe
Pronunciation: im-'bIb
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): im·bibed; im·bib·ing
Etymology: Middle English enbiben to absorb, cause to absorb, from Latin imbibere to drink in, absorb, from in- + bibere to drink -- more at POTABLE
transitive verb
1 archaic : SOAK, STEEP
2 a : to receive into the mind and retain <imbibe moral principles> b : to assimilate or take into solution
3 a : DRINK b : to take in or up <a sponge imbibes moisture>
intransitive verb
1 : DRINK 2
2 a : to take in liquid b : to absorb or assimilate moisture, gas, light, or heat
- im·bib·er noun