- 1[intransitive, transitive] imbibe (something) (formal or humorous) to drink something, especially alcohol
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- 2[transitive] imbibe something (formal) to absorb something, especially information He imbibed elements of oriental mysticism from the years he spent in India.
imbibe
verbNAmE//ɪmˈbaɪb//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they imbibe he / she / it imbibes
past simple imbibed
-ing form imbibing
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