Definitions for imbibe
ɪmˈbaɪbim·bibe

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take upverb

   take in, also metaphorically

   "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

2. assimilate, imbibeverb

   take (gas, light or heat) into a solution

3. drink, imbibeverb

   take in liquids

   "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"

4. imbibeverb

   receive into the mind and retain

   "Imbibe ethical principles"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. imbibeverb

   To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).

2. imbibeverb

   To take in; as, to imbibe knowledge.

3. Etymology: From prefix im- + bibere, whence also beverage (via Old French).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To IMBIBEverb

   Etymology: imbibo, Latin; imbiber, French.

   1. To drink in; to draw in.

   A pot of ashes will receive more hot water than cold, forasmuch as the warm water imbibeth more of the salt. Brown.

   The torrent merciless imbibes
   Commissions, perquisites, and bribes. Jonathan Swift.

   Illumin'd wide,
   The dewy-skirted clouds imbibe the sun. James Thomson, Autumn.

   2. To admit into the mind.

   Those, that have imbibed this error, have extended the influence of this belief to the whole gospel, which they will not allow to contain any thing but promises. Henry Hammond.

   It is not easy for the mind to put off those confused notions and prejudices it has imbibed from custom. John Locke.

   Conversation with foreigners enlarges our minds, and sets them free from many prejudices we are ready to imbibe concerning them. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

   3. To drench; to soak. This sense, though unusual, perhaps unexampled, is necessary in the English, unless the word imbue be adopted, which our writers seem not willing to receive.

   Metals, corroded with a little acid, turn into rust, which is an earth tasteless and indissolvable in water; and this earth, imbibed with more acid, becomes a metallick salt. Newton.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Imbibe

   Imbibe is a magazine published in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is published six times a year. The magazine covers beverages of all kinds, including spirits, wine, beer, coffee, and tea.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. imbibe

   To imbibe generally means to consume or absorb liquids into the body, often referring specifically to the intake of alcoholic beverages. It can also metaphorically mean to absorb or take in information, ideas or experiences.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Imbibeverb

   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

2. Imbibeverb

   to receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe principles; to imbibe errors

3. Imbibeverb

   to saturate; to imbue

4. Etymology: [L. imbibere; pref. im- in + bibere to drink: cf. F. imbiber. Cf. Bib, Imbue, Potable.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Imbibe

   im-bīb′, v.t. to drink in: to absorb: to receive into the mind.—v.i. to drink, absorb.—ns. Imbib′er; Imbibi′tion. [L. imbibĕre—in, in, into, bibĕre, to drink.]

Matched Categories

1. • Absorb
   • Ingest

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1607","1"],["1629","1"],["1635","2"],["1651","1"],["1658","2"],["1660","1"],["1664","4"],["1667","1"],["1668","1"],["1669","2"],["1673","1"],["1675","1"],["1676","4"],["1677","3"],["1678","26"],["1679","1"],["1681","2"],["1682","1"],["1683","4"],["1684","8"],["1686","1"],["1688","9"],["1689","1"],["1693","1"],["1694","1"],["1696","2"],["1697","3"],["1698","2"],["1699","2"],["1700","10"],["1701","4"],["1702","6"],["1704","9"],["1705","8"],["1706","10"],["1707","5"],["1708","10"],["1709","2"],["1710","5"],["1711","4"],["1712","3"],["1713","9"],["1714","5"],["1715","6"],["1716","7"],["1717","3"],["1718","17"],["1719","4"],["1720","20"],["1721","9"],["1722","5"],["1723","17"],["1724","19"],["1725","27"],["1726","15"],["1727","21"],["1728","8"],["1729","26"],["1730","21"],["1731","63"],["1732","6"],["1733","35"],["1734","12"],["1735","12"],["1736","11"],["1737","35"],["1738","75"],["1739","34"],["1740","36"],["1741","14"],["1742","21"],["1743","12"],["1744","54"],["1745","26"],["1746","8"],["1747","24"],["1748","34"],["1749","9"],["1750","54"],["1751","41"],["1752","13"],["1753","32"],["1754","45"],["1755","42"],["1756","27"],["1757","53"],["1758","50"],["1759","57"],["1760","17"],["1761","27"],["1762","17"],["1763","41"],["1764","49"],["1765","29"],["1766","90"],["1767","66"],["1768","90"],["1769","34"],["1770","37"],["1771","43"],["1772","45"],["1773","50"],["1774","71"],["1775","80"],["1776","92"],["1777","98"],["1778","69"],["1779","41"],["1780","61"],["1781","74"],["1782","32"],["1783","49"],["1784","60"],["1785","51"],["1786","58"],["1787","63"],["1788","101"],["1789","77"],["1790","184"],["1791","90"],["1792","93"],["1793","127"],["1794","176"],["1795","85"],["1796","168"],["1797","113"],["1798","158"],["1799","147"],["1800","217"],["1801","283"],["1802","305"],["1803","276"],["1804","291"],["1805","326"],["1806","318"],["1807","269"],["1808","269"],["1809","346"],["1810","291"],["1811","334"],["1812","303"],["1813","300"],["1814","345"],["1815","406"],["1816","324"],["1817","381"],["1818","433"],["1819","408"],["1820","400"],["1821","324"],["1822","610"],["1823","579"],["1824","825"],["1825","766"],["1826","515"],["1827","416"],["1828","599"],["1829","557"],["1830","612"],["1831","675"],["1832","637"],["1833","713"],["1834","671"],["1835","686"],["1836","834"],["1837","650"],["1838","576"],["1839","792"],["1840","703"],["1841","681"],["1842","864"],["1843","774"],["1844","774"],["1845","746"],["1846","897"],["1847","676"],["1848","764"],["1849","823"],["1850","921"],["1851","881"],["1852","992"],["1853","1193"],["1854","1300"],["1855","813"],["1856","844"],["1857","807"],["1858","738"],["1859","773"],["1860","811"],["1861","565"],["1862","458"],["1863","481"],["1864","519"],["1865","522"],["1866","505"],["1867","596"],["1868","562"],["1869","562"],["1870","619"],["1871","639"],["1872","497"],["1873","659"],["1874","597"],["1875","663"],["1876","608"],["1877","492"],["1878","487"],["1879","599"],["1880","636"],["1881","651"],["1882","690"],["1883","677"],["1884","692"],["1885","630"],["1886","493"],["1887","607"],["1888","490"],["1889","529"],["1890","481"],["1891","544"],["1892","576"],["1893","537"],["1894","530"],["1895","436"],["1896","518"],["1897","624"],["1898","631"],["1899","585"],["1900","763"],["1901","682"],["1902","607"],["1903","617"],["1904","713"],["1905","588"],["1906","581"],["1907","635"],["1908","617"],["1909","492"],["1910","646"],["1911","542"],["1912","697"],["1913","548"],["1914","488"],["1915","534"],["1916","383"],["1917","410"],["1918","345"],["1919","403"],["1920","484"],["1921","418"],["1922","492"],["1923","456"],["1924","356"],["1925","472"],["1926","386"],["1927","438"],["1928","562"],["1929","543"],["1930","469"],["1931","483"],["1932","331"],["1933","303"],["1934","435"],["1935","440"],["1936","391"],["1937","418"],["1938","444"],["1939","431"],["1940","442"],["1941","263"],["1942","315"],["1943","234"],["1944","286"],["1945","318"],["1946","394"],["1947","544"],["1948","443"],["1949","507"],["1950","479"],["1951","458"],["1952","521"],["1953","402"],["1954","504"],["1955","479"],["1956","589"],["1957","623"],["1958","638"],["1959","528"],["1960","854"],["1961","794"],["1962","877"],["1963","894"],["1964","946"],["1965","1186"],["1966","1234"],["1967","1222"],["1968","1352"],["1969","1406"],["1970","1521"],["1971","1205"],["1972","1314"],["1973","1237"],["1974","1181"],["1975","1248"],["1976","1229"],["1977","1353"],["1978","1333"],["1979","1244"],["1980","1260"],["1981","1162"],["1982","1306"],["1983","1325"],["1984","1300"],["1985","1336"],["1986","1316"],["1987","1539"],["1988","1486"],["1989","1530"],["1990","1667"],["1991","1767"],["1992","2040"],["1993","1923"],["1994","1762"],["1995","1886"],["1996","2251"],["1997","2228"],["1998","2377"],["1999","2674"],["2000","3096"],["2001","3022"],["2002","3189"],["2003","3815"],["2004","4371"],["2005","4394"],["2006","4788"],["2007","4928"],["2008","8770"]]

How to pronounce imbibe?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say imbibe in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of imbibe in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of imbibe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of imbibe in a Sentence

1. Alexander Hamilton:

   [T]here is a wide difference between closing the door altogether and throwing it entirely open; between a postponement of fourteen years and an immediate admission to all the rights of citizenship. Some reasonable term ought to be allowed to enable aliens to get rid of foreign and acquire American attachments; to learn the principles and imbibe the spirit of our government; and to admit of at least a probability of their feeling a real interest in our affairs.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=imbibe
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Imbibe
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=imbibe
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imbibe
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imbibe
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=imbibe
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=imbibe