Definition of Imbibing. Meaning of Imbibing. Synonyms of Imbibing

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Definition of Imbibing

Imbibing
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 suck or take in; to receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a sponge imbibes moisture. 2. To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe principles; to imbibe errors. 3. To saturate; to imbue. [Obs.] ``Earth, imbibed with . . . acid.' --Sir I. Newton.

Meaning of Imbibing from wikipedia

- Imbibition is a special type of diffusion that takes place when liquid is absorbed by solids-colloids causing an increase in volume. Water surface potential...
- Imbibe is a magazine published in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is published six times a year. The magazine covers beverages of all kinds, including...
- Imbibe! is a book by the ****tail historian David Wondrich. It was first published in November 2007 by Perigee Books. The book is intended as a follow...
- used in advertising, or large transparencies for display. The use of dye imbibition for making full-color prints from a set of black-and-white photographs...
- their body could tolerate of this new substance and died as a result of imbibing too much. Blackbird wrote: The Ottawas and Chippewas were quite virtuous...
- panels of celebrity friends watch and comment on classic movies while imbibing ****tails named or made for the films. Films profiled on the series have...
- black-and-white films on safety bases and color films preserved on Technicolor imbibition prints tend to keep up much better, ****uming proper handling and storage...
- step barrier on a US motorway. Note the typical fatty aspect of the silicagel exudations imbibing the concrete surface along the two sides of the cracks....
- represents realisation, transformation, and purification of the soul by imbibing and inculcating various divine virtues. Makar Sankranti or Pongal or Uttarayanaor...
- originally designed to hold or measure spirits or liquor, which is either imbibed straight from the gl**** ("a shot") or poured into a ****tail ("a drink")...