imbibe: význam a definice

To drink.

To absorb or take in as if by drinking: "The whole body . . . imbibes delight through every pore” ( Henry David Thoreau).

To receive and absorb into the mind: "Gladstone had . . . imbibed a strong prejudice against Americans” ( Philip Magnus).

Obsolete To permeate; saturate.

To drink alcoholic beverages.