imbibe

imbibe is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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. transitive verb. To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe principles; to imbibe errors.
3. transitive verb. To saturate; to imbue.
4. verb. receive into the mind and retain

   "Imbibe ethical principles"

5. verb. take in liquids

   "The patient must drink several liters each day"

   "The children like to drink soda"

   Synonyms: drink

6. verb. take in, also metaphorically

   "The sponge absorbs water well"

   "She drew strength from the minister's words"

   Synonyms: absorb, draw, suck

7. verb. take (gas, light or heat) into a solution

   Synonyms: assimilate

Synonyms

drink, absorb, draw, suck, assimilate

Common word forms

imbibed, imbiber, imbibes, imbibing

Words from these letters

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