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Antonyms for imbibe

Grammar : Verb
Spell : im-bahyb
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈbaɪb


Definition of imbibe

Origin :
  • 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.
  • verb drink, often heavily
Example sentences :
  • When will he imbibe the spirit of a noble toleration—of a kind brotherhood?
  • Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
  • I should certainly like to imbibe some of this sanguine spirit.
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
  • However, slaves are like other people, and imbibe similar prejudices.
  • Extract from : « My Bondage and My Freedom » by Frederick Douglass
  • The new ideas were popularized for all strata of the people to imbibe.
  • Extract from : « Jewish Literature and Other Essays » by Gustav Karpeles
  • By their stimulus, which induces the absorbent vessels to imbibe them.
  • Extract from : « Zoonomia, Vol. II » by Erasmus Darwin
  • "The highest wisdom and truth are like the purest liquid we may wish to imbibe," he said.
  • Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy
  • To correct the false is more difficult than to imbibe the true.
  • Extract from : « Six Months at the Cape » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • The stalks will imbibe the wine, and make the grapes fresh and juicy.
  • Extract from : « The American Housewife » by Anonymous
  • They were supposed to imbibe religious impressions from example.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • Sarah Anne did not imbibe the fear; she ridiculed Ethel as her mother had done.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of Ashlydyat » by Mrs. Henry Wood

Synonyms for imbibe

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