Definitions for imbiber
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
im•bibe*ɪmˈbaɪb(v.)-bibed, -bib•ing.
(v.t.)to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink.
to absorb or soak up:
Plants imbibe light from the sun.
to receive into the mind:
to imbibe a sermon.
(v.i.)to drink, esp. alcoholic beverages.
to absorb liquid or moisture.
* Syn: See drink.
Origin of imbibe:
1350–1400; ME enbiben < MF embiber < L imbibere to drink in =im-im -1+bibere to drink
im•bib′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
drinker, imbiber, toper, juicer(noun)
a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
Wiktionary
imbiber(Noun)
One who imbibes, who drinks, especially alcoholic beverages.
Webster Dictionary
Imbiber(noun)
one who, or that which, imbibes
Translations for imbiber
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- deurdrenkAfrikaans
- يُشْبِعArabic
- напоявамBulgarian
- saturarPortuguese (BR)
- nasytit vodouCzech
- durchtränkenGerman
- gennemvædeDanish
- διαποτίζω, κάνω κτ. τελείως υγρόGreek
- empaparSpanish
- läbi immutamaEstonian
- خيس كردنFarsi
- kastellaFinnish
- imbiberFrench
- לְהַרטִיב לְגָמרֵיHebrew
- गीला कर देनाHindi
- natopitiCroatian
- átitatHungarian
- membasahiIndonesian
- gegnvætaIcelandic
- impregnare, inzuppareItalian
- 浸すJapanese
- 충분히 배어들다Korean
- prisotintiLithuanian
- piesūcināt; samitrinātLatvian
- menyebabkan sesuatu basah kuyupMalay
- doordrenkenDutch
- gjennombløte/-væteNorwegian
- nasycaćPolish
- خيس كردنPersian
- ډكول: خړوبول، مړوبول، اشباع كول، اوبول: تر بسومړول، (كيم) يوه ماده په بله ماده كې تر دې اندازې ګډول چې نوريې دحل كيدو او زغملو امكان نه وي (لكه مالګه په اوبوكېPashto
- saturarPortuguese
- aîmbibaRomanian
- пропитыватьRussian
- namočiť, napustiť, nasiaknuťSlovak
- prepojitiSlovenian
- natopitiSerbian
- genomdränka, göra genomblötSwedish
- ทำให้เปียกโชกThai
- iyiceıslatmakTurkish
- 浸濕，使濕透Chinese (Trad.)
- насичувати; просочуватиUkrainian
- تر بتر کردیناUrdu
- làm ướt sũngVietnamese
- 浸湿，浸透Chinese (Simp.)
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