imbibe : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: imbibe	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for imbibe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
imbibe v take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" Synonym(s): absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up take (gas, light or heat) into a solution Synonym(s): assimilate, imbibe take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" Synonym(s): drink, imbibe receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Imbibe \Imbibe"\, 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 suck or take in; to receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a sponge imbibes moisture. 2. To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe* principles; to imbibe errors. 3. To saturate; to imbue. [Obs.] [bd]Earth, imbibed with . . . acid.[b8] --Sir I. Newton.