imbibe – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
imbibe
v.
drink; absorb; take in
imbibe
Verb
1. take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
(synonym) absorb, suck, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
(hyponym) wipe up, mop up, mop
(derivation) drinker, imbiber, toper, juicer
2. take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
(synonym) assimilate
(hypernym) absorb
(derivation) imbibition
3. take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"
(synonym) drink
(hypernym) consume, ingest, take in, take, have
(hyponym) swill, swill down
(derivation) drinking, imbibing, imbibition
4. receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"
(hypernym) absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in
imbibé
adj.
soggy, soused
imbiber
v.
imbibe, absorb, saturate
imbibe
Czas.
pić alkohol; chłonąć
Imbibe
(v. t.)
To saturate; to imbue.
(v. t.)
To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe principles; to imbibe errors.
(v. t.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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