Imbibing

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 soak up; to suck or take in; to
        receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a
        sponge imbibes moisture.


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     2. To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to
        imbibe principles; to imbibe errors.
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     3. To saturate; to imbue. [Obs.] "Earth, imbibed with . . .
        acid." --Sir I. Newton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  imbibing
       n : the act of consuming liquids [syn: {drinking}, {imbibition}]