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Noun imbibing has 1 sense
- drinking, imbibing, imbibition - the act of consuming liquids
--1 is a kind of consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
--1 has particulars: gulping, swilling, guzzling; potation
Verb imbibe has 4 senses
- absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
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Something ----s something
- assimilate, imbibe - take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
--2 is one way to absorb
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Something ----s something
- drink, imbibe - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"
--3 is one way to consume, ingest, take in, take, have
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Somebody ----s something
- imbibe - receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"
--4 is one way to absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in
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Somebody ----s something
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