Synonyms for imbibed
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : im-bahyb |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈbaɪb |
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Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for imbibed
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