Dictionary Entry
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
- 1transitive 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.
- 2transitive verb
To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe principles; to imbibe errors.
- 3transitive verb
To saturate; to imbue.
- 4verb
receive into the mind and retain
"Imbibe ethical principles"
- 5verb
take in liquids
"The patient must drink several liters each day"
"The children like to drink soda"
Synonyms
- 6verb
take in, also metaphorically
"The sponge absorbs water well"
"She drew strength from the minister's words"
- 7verb
take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
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