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Meaning and definition for "imbibe" word

[verb] receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"
[verb] take in liquids
[verb] take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
[verb] take into solution, as of gas, light, or heat
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\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.

Synonyms for imbibe

absorb, assimilate, draw, drink, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up

See also: absorb | aspirate | assimilate | attract | belt down | blot | bolt down | consume | down | drain the cup | draw in | drink down | drink up | guggle | gulp | gurgle | guzzle | have | ingest | ingest | kill | lap | lap up | mop | mop up | pour down | pull | pull in | quaff | sip | sponge up | suck | suck in | swig | swill | swill down | take | take in | take in | toss off | wipe up |

Related terms: absorb, adsorb, assimilate, bib, blot, blot up, booze, chemisorb, chemosorb, devour, digest, drain the cup, dram, drink, drink bottoms-up, drink deep, drink hard, drink in, drink off, drink to, drink up, eat, engorge, engross, engulf, filter in, follow strong drink, gargle, gobble, grog, gulp, gulp down, guzzle, incorporate, infiltrate, ingest, ingurgitate, knock back, lap, lap up, liquor up, nip, osmose, percolate in, pledge, pull, quaff, seep in, sip, slurp up, soak, soak in, soak up, sorb, sponge, suck, suck in, suckle, sup, swallow, swig, swill, swill down, swill up, take in, take up, tank up, tipple, toast, tope, toss, toss down, toss off, wash down, wolf down

The fun area, different aproach to word »imbibe«

Let's analyse "imbibe" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EBIBMI. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: imbibe: 9 + 9 + 5 = 23, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: imbibe: 9 + 4 + 2 + 9 + 2 + 5 = 31, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
B (2) 2 High Priestess Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (2) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
M (1) 13 Death Creator, Developer, Builder

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