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.
2. To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe principles; to imbibe errors.
3. To saturate; to imbue. [Obs.] ``Earth, imbibed with . . . acid.'' --Sir I. Newton.
As they begin to imbibe the gospel more deeply, they come to question a very great deal of their lifestyle and perhaps their political commitments. 'I mean,' he added cheerfully, 'there's nothing wrong with a Rolls-Royce.
Did you imbibe socialism as a youth in Ireland?
Thirty-four of the patients had stopped drinking before they were admitted to the hospital, "frequently because they were too sick to imbibe any longer," the doctors said.
The weak beer never gained popularity, and Icelanders who wanted to imbibe legally often resorted to the national drink called the Black Death, a mind-numbing, clear liquid that is 40 percent alcohol and tastes like vodka.
Light liquors let drinkers imbibe without getting fat from the calories or drunk from too much alcohol, distillers say, and they hope the holiday season will provide a good test market.
Since diet drinkers imbibe 13 per cent more on average than consumers of regular colas, that translates into a big loss of potential sales. Market research among non-US consumers who had tried, but rejected, diet colas revealed two main problems.