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imbibe

verb

ɪmˈbaɪb

Meaning

Absorb or assimilate ideas or knowledge. To drink or take in.

To drink, absorb, or take in (liquid, knowledge, or ideas).

He tried to imbibe the wisdom from his mentor.

She eagerly imbibed the wisdom of her teachers.

imbibe knowledge

absorb, assimilate, ingest, drink, consume

Entry 1

absorb, assimilate, ingest

Entry 2

drink, absorb, consume, ingest, assimilate

reject, expel, dispel

Entry 1

reject, expel, dispel

Entry 2

reject, expel

imbibe wine, imbibe culture, imbibe knowledge, imbibe ideas

To make less severe, serious, or painful.

to criticize or punish severely

To remove people from a dangerous place to safety.

To fix firmly or deeply in a surrounding mass.

to predict or announce something before it happens

to criticize or scold someone sharply