imbibe
IPA: ɪmbˈaɪb
verb
- To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
- (figuratively) To take in; absorb.
- (obsolete, transitive) To steep; to cause to absorb liquid.
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Examples of "imbibe" in Sentences
- Many strong beverages were imbibed.
- The ability to imbibe is not a big deal.
- As the night wears on, drinks are imbibed.
- Imbibe the influence of environ, they inhabit.
- All will hold beers and be prepared to imbibe.
- Imbibe the influence of environment where they inhabit.
- "imbibe," settled once again to listen in gloomy silence.
- Also try to imbibe the spirit in which the rules were made.
- The deeper meaning of this narration must be understood and imbibed.
- He has imbibed the spirit of eclecticism exemplified by Pandit Vyas.
- It seeks to encourage them to imbibe the knowledge of material science.
- People who socialize with heavy drinkers are more likely to imbibe a bit too much themselves.
- She was pleased that he seemed to be pleased with her; he asked her to "imbibe" some ice-cream with him.
- Removed Indians could then imbibe civilization—education, Christianity, farming—in the fullness of time.
- Those wanting to imbibe while tubing would have to bring their beverages in thermoses or other reusable containers.
- They encourage him to imbibe large quantities of wine, and they then have relations with him during his intoxication.
- Then Johnny "Rooster" Byron Mr. Rylance emerges from the trailer, does a line of coke, smokes a joint, downs more alcohol than any mortal could ever consume; you get the picture of one unsavory dude who will and does imbibe anything.
- With their one taste-organ orifice, they consume books with a sound that, if you're not born there, takes some getting used to -- and they consume so many books so fast, that * ian authors must imbibe inspiration in some way inhumanly possible as they work without rest, coffee or praise -- for on asteroid * there is an inverse of the Earth ratio of fiction writers to readers.