imbibe

C2+ Topic:Education & Learning

US /ɪmˈbaɪb/ UK /ɪmˈbaɪb/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to drink, especially alcohol; to absorb ideas or knowledge

He imbibed the philosophy of his mentor over many years.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to drink, especially... drink quaff swallow absorb ingest assimilate consume

Opposites

expel disgorge exhale

Word family

Derived forms imbiberimbibingimbibition

Related forms imbibition

Etymology

From Latin imbibere ('to drink in, absorb'), from in- ('in') + bibere ('to drink').

imbibere Latin bibere Latin *peh₃- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Education & Learning

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# imbibe

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪmˈbaɪb/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪmˈbaɪb/

## Meanings
1. to drink, especially alcohol; to absorb ideas or knowledge

## Examples
- He imbibed the philosophy of his mentor over many years.

## Synonyms
- drink
- quaff
- swallow
- absorb
- ingest
- assimilate
- consume

## Antonyms
- expel
- disgorge
- exhale

## Derived Forms
- imbiber
- imbibing
- imbibition

## Related Forms
- imbibition

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: imbibere
- Root: bibere
- Root: *peh₃-

## Etymology
From Latin imbibere ('to drink in, absorb'), from in- ('in') + bibere ('to drink').

## AI Etymology
Imbibe comes from Latin imbibere ('to drink in, absorb'), from in- ('in') + bibere ('to drink'). The historical trail runs through Latin imbibere, Latin bibere and Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means to drink, especially alcohol; to absorb ideas or knowledge. Derived formations include imbiber, imbibing, imbibition; related forms include imbibition.

## Topics
- Education & Learning

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