Hypertext Webster Gateway: "imbibe"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Imbibe \Im*bibe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbibed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Imbibing}.] [L. imbibere; pref. im- in + bibere to drink:
cf. F. imbiber. Cf. {Bib}, {Imbue}, {Potable}.]
1. 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. To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to
imbibe principles; to imbibe errors.
3. To saturate; to imbue. [Obs.] ``Earth, imbibed with . . .
acid.'' --Sir I. Newton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
imbibe
v 1: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
[syn: {absorb}, {suck}, {soak up}, {sop up}, {suck up},
{draw}, {take in}, {take up}]
2: take into solution, as of gas, light, or heat [syn: {assimilate}]
3: take in liquids [syn: {drink}]
4: receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical
principles"
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