to imbibe
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7.4
- verb
- /ɪmˈbaɪb/
:
beber
- "Sweet heavens," she muttered, "You smell as if you've imbibed a winery."
- imbibed the culture
Fucking outdoor space where you can actually imbibe right there.
- Fucking outdoor space where you can actually imbibe right there.
- What what is it causing that to be imbibed by women and also pushed to them by culture?
- So I'd imbibed this bad photocopy version of Eastern mysticism.
- I do not believe that there is a pill that you can take or a substance that you can imbibe one time or two times or three times that can buy you that.
- He's with me all the time and we have kind of imbibed his lessons, as you say, but we've also, he sort of teaches us that.
- And so they're bullying him with their perception of the red pill philosophy that Jamie himself doesn't follow and doesn't really want to imbibe.
- And I really grew up imbibing the idea that this clash of ideas is the embodiment of the best way to think.
- Yeah, well, my first time I imbibed weed, I ate weed, macaroni and cheese.
- They're not thinking about imbibing any kind of anti engine, you know, and like, you know, having these, you know, these experiences.
Examples
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Faculty wanted to teach there, and students were eager to study there to imbibe and promote ecumenical thinking.
Academic text (2014) -
I will know exactly how many spirits I may imbibe... ...without affecting my judgment or my behavior.
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Would you care to imbibe, sir?
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How have you come to imbibe or accept this tension of control in life?
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So I think amongst some young ethnic minority people, they do definitely imbibe that kind of message.
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"Let us follow these two," Field whispered, "and see where they choose to imbibe tonight."
Fiction book (1990) -
The instructor will use these attributes listed to lead the students into seeking to imbibe them.
Academic text (2006) -
The Nigerian students have not imbibed the culture of leisure into their lifestyle.
Academic text (2007) -
And I really grew up imbibing the idea that this clash of ideas is the embodiment of the best way to think.
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Many guests choose to imbibe fine wine during the celebration.
Synonyms
∞
2.8
To have alcohol often or at social events
217
3.0
To take in things such as liquid, light, or information
149
2.4
To eat or drink something
37
3.2
Understand new information or ideas
22
5.5
Take in and understand new ideas or information
22
4.3
To take in liquid or information
16
3.9
To take in and enjoy the atmosphere or information
7
5.1
To look at or listen to something with full attention and enjoy it
7
3.2
To soak up liquid or learn and keep new information
1
4.0
To take in new information quickly and easily
To take in liquid or things like information and feelings
Slowly and without noticing, people get ideas or habits from others
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Imbibe comes from the Latin word imbibere, made of in- 'into' and bibere 'to drink'. A helpful way to remember it is to think 'drink in'—you can imbibe a drink or imbibe ideas and culture by taking them into yourself.