Definition of "imbibe" []

• To drink. (verb-transitive)
• To absorb or take in as if by drinking: "The whole body . . . imbibes delight through every pore” ( Henry David Thoreau). (verb-transitive)
• To receive and absorb into the mind: "Gladstone had . . . imbibed a strong prejudice against Americans” ( Philip Magnus). (verb-transitive)
• Obsolete To permeate; saturate. (verb-transitive)
• To drink alcoholic beverages. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "She was pleased that he seemed to be pleased with her; he asked her to "imbibe" some ice-cream with him."
• ""imbibe," settled once again to listen in gloomy silence."
• "People who socialize with heavy drinkers are more likely to imbibe a bit too much themselves."