imbibe
pronunciation
How to pronounce imbibe in British English:
UK [ɪmˈbaɪb]
How to pronounce imbibe in American English:
US [ɪmˈbaɪb]
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- Verb:
- take in, also metaphorically
- take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
- take in liquids
- receive into the mind and retain
Word Origin
- imbibe (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French imbiber, embiber "to soak into," from Latin imbibere "absorb, drink in, inhale," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + bibere "to drink," related to potare "to drink," from PIE *po(i)- "to drink" (see potion). Figurative sense of "mentally drink in" (knowledge, ideas, etc.) was the main one in classical Latin, first attested in English 1550s. Related: Imbibed; imbibing.
Example
- 1. Plants imbibe nourishment usually through their leaves and roots .
- 2. Interestingly , many say they imbibe to gain the first trait but by so doing , you lose the second .
- 3. Secondly , it must imbibe foreign splendid law legacies in order to make up its deficiencies .
- 4. Determined to take his ideas further , in 1912 he founded the work-studies movement with the aim of bringing over more young compatriots to imbibe european ideas of science and social progress .
- 5. Scientists know drinking can prevent heart attacks , but new research shows that how often you imbibe is a lot more important than what or how much .