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imbibe

im·bibe

UK/ɪmˈbaɪb/ US/ɪˈmbaɪb/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

take in, also metaphorically

  • “The sponge absorbs water well”
  • “She drew strength from the minister”
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2.

take (gas, light or heat) into a solution

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3.

take in liquids

  • “The patient must drink several liters each day”
  • “The children like to drink soda”
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4.

receive into the mind and retain

  • “Imbibe ethical principles”

Origin

From Middle English imbiben, from Latin imbibō, from im- + bibō (“to drink”) (whence also beverage), from Proto-Italic *pibō, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-, whence also potable, potion.

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