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Antonyms for imbibed

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

Definition of imbibed

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 :
  • The oil will be found to have imbibed the odour of the flowers.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • He had finished, but not yet imbibed it when a misfortune overtook his family.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • It was the spirit he had imbibed that had fortified him for the time.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Only George Dawkins held out; he had, for some reason, imbibed a dislike for Paul.
  • Extract from : « Paul Prescott's Charge » by Horatio Alger
  • It was while hearing of her I first imbibed the soldier's ardor from her own brother.
  • Extract from : « Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • It was in school that they imbibed their revolutionary ideas.
  • Extract from : « The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army » by Margaret Vandercook
  • He had imbibed the belief with his mother's milk and his father's counsel.
  • Extract from : « Julia And Her Romeo: A Chronicle Of Castle Barfield » by David Christie Murray
  • He had been at a German university, where he had imbibed most liberal and revolutionary ideas.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland
  • He seemed to have an aversion to Ralph when he had imbibed too freely.
  • Extract from : « The Shellback's Progress » by Walter Runciman
  • He's imbibed to the point which he won't listen to no reason whatever—an' shoot!
  • Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx

Synonyms for imbibed

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