| slovo | definícia |
imbibe
(encz) | imbibe,absorbovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
imbibe
(encz) | imbibe,nasávat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Imbibe
(gcide) | Imbibe \Im*bibe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbibed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Imbibing.] [L. imbibere; pref. im- in + bibere to drink:
cf. F. imbiber. Cf. Bib, Imbue, Potable.]
1. To drink in; to absorb; to soak up; to suck or take in; to
receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a
sponge imbibes moisture.
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2. To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to
imbibe principles; to imbibe errors.
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3. To saturate; to imbue. [Obs.] "Earth, imbibed with . . .
acid." --Sir I. Newton.
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imbibe
(wn) | imbibe
v 1: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn:
absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up,
draw, take in, take up]
2: take (gas, light or heat) into a solution [syn: assimilate,
imbibe]
3: take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each
day"; "The children like to drink soda" [syn: drink,
imbibe]
4: receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
imbiber
(mass) | imbiber
- pijan, alkoholik |
imbibe
(encz) | imbibe,absorbovat v: Zdeněk Brožimbibe,nasávat v: Zdeněk Brož |
imbibed
(encz) | imbibed, |
imbiber
(encz) | imbiber,pijan n: Zdeněk Brož |
Imbibed
(gcide) | Imbibe \Im*bibe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbibed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Imbibing.] [L. imbibere; pref. im- in + bibere to drink:
cf. F. imbiber. Cf. Bib, Imbue, Potable.]
1. To drink in; to absorb; to soak up; to suck or take in; to
receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a
sponge imbibes moisture.
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2. To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to
imbibe principles; to imbibe errors.
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3. To saturate; to imbue. [Obs.] "Earth, imbibed with . . .
acid." --Sir I. Newton.
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Imbiber
(gcide) | Imbiber \Im*bib"er\, n.
One who, or that which, imbibes.
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imbibe
(wn) | imbibe
v 1: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn:
absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up,
draw, take in, take up]
2: take (gas, light or heat) into a solution [syn: assimilate,
imbibe]
3: take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each
day"; "The children like to drink soda" [syn: drink,
imbibe]
4: receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles" |
imbiber
(wn) | imbiber
n 1: a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to
excess) [syn: drinker, imbiber, toper, juicer]
[ant: abstainer, abstinent, nondrinker] |
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