Definition of imbibe

• v. t. - 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.
• v. t. - To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe principles; to imbibe errors.
• v. t. - To saturate; to imbue.