imbibe

Meaning

1. To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
2. To take in; absorb.
3. (obsolete) To steep; to cause to absorb liquid.

Synonyms

absorb

drink

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soak up

take in

suck up

assimilate

inhale

sip

suck

swallow

take up

sop up

soak in

draw

quaff

infiltrate

ingest

knock back

lap

mop

nip

occlude

perceive

receive

sink

sink in

soak

appreciate

sorb

strike

adopt

swig

take

accept

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drink wine

booze

breathe in

digest

embrace

assume

engross

gulp

imbue

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪmˈbaɪb/

Etymology

From Middle English imbiben, from Latin imbibō, from im- + bibō (“to drink”) (whence also beverage), from Proto-Italic *pibō, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-, whence also potable, potion.