im|bibe

im|bibe: im|bibe «ihm BYB», verb, -bibed, -bib|ing.

–v.t.

1. to drink in; drink: »He filled a quart flagon from a barrel…Oliver…imbibed the contents (Scott).
SYNONYM(S): See syn. under drink. (Cf. ↑drink)

2. to absorb: »The roots of a plant imbibe moisture from the earth. If other conditions are suitable, the first step of germination is that the seed imbibes water (Science News Letter).

3. Figurative. to take into one's mind: »A child often imbibes superstitions that last all his life. They had imbibed some notions of the Christian faith from Catholic missionaries (Washington Irving).

4. Obsolete. to soak; saturate.

–v.i.

1. to drink. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under drink. (Cf. ↑drink)

2. to absorb moisture.

╂[< Latin imbibere < in- in + bibere to drink]

–im|bib´er, noun.

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