Imbibe

  • 1imbibé — imbibé, ée (in bi bé, bée) part. passé d imbiber. Un linge imbibé d huile. •   ....Certain âge accompli, Le vase est imbibé, l étoffe a pris son pli, LA FONT. Fabl. II, 18.    Fig. •   Cet homme est imbibé de la bonne opinion de lui même, SAINT… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 2Imbibe — 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 soak up; to suck or take in; to receive as by… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3imbibé — Imbibé, [imbib]ée. part. Abbreuvé. Il a pleu, mais la terre n est pas encore assez imbibée. On ne sçauroit filtrer que le drap ou le linge ne soit tout à fait imbibé …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 4imbibe — index carouse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 5imbibe — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. imbiber, embiber to soak into, from L. imbibere absorb, drink in, inhale, from assimilated form of in into, in, on, upon (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + bibere to drink, related to potare to drink, from PIE *po(i) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 6imbibe — *absorb, assimilate Analogous words: *receive, take, admit, accept: *soak, saturate, steep, impregnate: *permeate, pervade, penetrate, impenetrate: acquire, obtain, *get Antonyms: ooze, exude …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 7imbibe — [v] drink, often heavily absorb, assimilate, belt*, consume, down, gorge, guzzle*, ingest, ingurgitate, irrigate, partake, put away*, quaff, raise a few*, sip, swallow, swig*, swill*, toss*; concept 169 Ant. abstain …

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  • 8imbibe — ► VERB 1) formal or humorous drink (alcohol). 2) absorb (ideas or knowledge). DERIVATIVES imbiber noun. ORIGIN Latin imbibere, from bibere to drink …

    English terms dictionary

  • 9imbibe — [im bīb′] vt. imbibed, imbibing [ME enbiben < L imbibere < in , in + bibere, to drink < * pibere < IE * pi , *pō , to drink > Sans pāti, (he) drinks, L potare] 1. a) to drink (esp. alcoholic liquor) b) to take in with the senses;… …

    English World dictionary

  • 10imbibe — imbiber, n. /im buyb /, v., imbibed, imbibing. v.t. 1. to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink: He imbibed great quantities of iced tea. 2. to absorb or soak up, as water, light, or heat: Plants imbibe moisture from the soil. 3. to take or… …

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