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# imbibe

verb (imbibes, imbibed, imbibing)

«imbibe» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal or old use) To drink, especially a liquid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imbibe/#m1)
2. To take in and absorb ideas, feelings or knowledge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imbibe/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, a character takes in wisdom, ideas or the sense of someone's words

### Examples

- The old man imbibed the cool water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imbibe/#x1)
- We imbibe knowledge from good books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imbibe/#x2)
- Crimthann imbibed all the justice of that remark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imbibe/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «imbibe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imbibe/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«imbibe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/imbibe.html) on Mova free.