imbibe

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪmˈbaɪb/

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Verb

Plain form imbibe

Third-person singular imbibes

Past tense imbibed

Past participle imbibed

Present participle imbibing

1. If you imbibe, you drink alcohol or alcoholic beverages
2. (figurative) If you imbibe, you take in ideas or knowledge.