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Definition of imbibe verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

imbibe

verb
imbibe pronunciation English ɪmˈbaɪb imbibe pronunciation American ɪmˈbaɪb
 
1 [intransitive, transitive] imbibe (something) (formal or humorous) to drink something, especially alcohol2 [transitive] imbibe something (formal) to absorb something, especially informationHe imbibed elements of oriental mysticism from the years he spent in India.