ALL meanings of imbibe
im·bibe
I i - transitive verb imbibe person: drink, ingest 1
- transitive verb imbibe plant: soak up, absorb 1
- transitive verb imbibe person: take in, absorb 1
- intransitive verb imbibe drink alcohol 1
- verb with object imbibe to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink: He imbibed great quantities of iced tea. 1
- verb with object imbibe to absorb or soak up, as water, light, or heat: Plants imbibe moisture from the soil. 1
- verb with object imbibe to take or receive into the mind, as knowledge, ideas, or the like: to imbibe a sermon; to imbibe beautiful scenery. 1
- verb without object imbibe to drink, especially alcoholic beverages: Just a soft drink for me—I don't imbibe. 1
- verb without object imbibe to absorb liquid or moisture. 1
- verb without object imbibe Archaic. to soak or saturate; imbue. 1
- verb imbibe To imbibe alcohol means to drink it. 0
- verb imbibe If you imbibe ideas or arguments, you listen to them, accept them, and believe that they are right or true. 0
- verb imbibe to drink (esp alcoholic drinks) 0
- verb imbibe to take in or assimilate (ideas, facts, etc) 0
- verb imbibe to take in as if by drinking 0
- verb imbibe to absorb or cause to absorb liquid or moisture; assimilate or saturate 0
- verb transitive imbibe to drink (esp. alcoholic liquor) 0
- verb transitive imbibe to take in with the senses; drink in 0
- verb transitive imbibe to absorb (moisture) 0
- verb transitive imbibe to inhale 0
- verb transitive imbibe to take in with the senses or mind; drink in 0
- intransitive verb imbibe to drink, esp. alcoholic liquor 0