Vi fant 6 definisjoner av imbibe på engelsk.
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| imbibe - receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles" | ||
| ingest, assimilate, absorb, take in become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly" | ||
| imbibe - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" | ||
| drink | ||
| ingest, consume, take in, have, take engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy" | ||
| drain the cup, drink up drink to the last drop; "drink up--there's more wine coming" | ||
| belt down, drink down, pour down, bolt down, toss off, down, pop, kill drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" | ||
| swill down, swill drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink) | ||
| suck draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast" | ||
| guggle, gurgle drink from a flask with a gurgling sound | ||
| sip drink in sips; "She was sipping her tea" | ||
| guzzle drink greedily or as if with great thirst; "The boys guzzled the cheap vodka" | ||
| lap up, lick, lap pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand" | ||
| drain the cup, drink up drink to the last drop; "drink up--there's more wine coming" | ||
| quaff, gulp, swig utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat" | ||
| belt down, drink down, pour down, bolt down, toss off, down, pop, kill drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" | ||
| imbibe - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" | ||
| absorb, suck, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up | ||
| attract, pull in, draw in, pull, draw exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away; "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies" | ||
| suck in, draw in draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach" | ||
| wipe up, mop, mop up to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" | ||
| blot dry (ink) with blotting paper | ||
| sponge up absorb as if with a sponge; "sponge up the spilled milk on the counter" | ||
| imbibe - take (gas, light or heat) into a solution | ||
| assimilate | ||
| absorb cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" | ||
