Definition of Imbbe
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 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.]
"Earth, imbibed with . . . acid." Sir I. Newton.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- to drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages)
- to take in; as, to imbibe knowledge
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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