Imbibe /(?)/

Im·bibe

Imbibe

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Imbibed; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbibing

  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.]