imbibe
English Thesaurus
1. receive into the mind and retain (verb.cognition)
2. take in liquids (verb.consumption)
hyponym | : | swill, swill down, |
definition | : | drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink) (verb.consumption) |
hyponym | : | suck, |
definition | : | draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth (verb.consumption) |
hyponym | : | guggle, gurgle, |
definition | : | drink from a flask with a gurgling sound (verb.consumption) |
hyponym | : | sip, |
definition | : | drink in sips (verb.consumption) |
hyponym | : | guzzle, |
definition | : | drink greedily or as if with great thirst (verb.consumption) |
hyponym | : | lap, lap up, lick, |
definition | : | take up with the tongue (verb.consumption) |
hyponym | : | gulp, quaff, swig, |
definition | : | to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught (verb.consumption) |
3. take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
hyponym | : | mop, mop up, wipe up, |
definition | : | to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | blot, |
definition | : | dry (ink) with blotting paper (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | sponge up, |
definition | : | absorb as if with a sponge (verb.contact) |
4. take (gas, light or heat) into a solution (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | absorb, |
definition | : | become imbued (verb.contact) |
5. take in liquids (verb.consumption)
derivation | : | drink, |
definition | : | a single serving of a beverage (noun.food) |
derivation | : | drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper, |
definition | : | a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) (noun.person) |
derivation | : | drinker, |
definition | : | a person who drinks liquids (noun.person) |
6. take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
also | : | draw in, suck in, |
definition | : | draw in as if by suction (verb.contact) |
also | : | attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in, |
definition | : | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper, |
definition | : | a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) (noun.person) |
derivation | : | absorption, soaking up, |
definition | : | (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid (noun.process) |
derivation | : | absorber, |
definition | : | (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation (noun.substance) |
7. take (gas, light or heat) into a solution (verb.contact)
derivation | : | absorption, assimilation, |
definition | : | the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion (noun.process) |
derivation | : | imbibition, |
definition | : | (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel (noun.process) |
8. take in liquids (verb.consumption)
derivation | : | drink, |
definition | : | a single serving of a beverage (noun.food) |
derivation | : | drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper, |
definition | : | a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) (noun.person) |
derivation | : | drinker, |
definition | : | a person who drinks liquids (noun.person) |
9. take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
also | : | draw in, suck in, |
definition | : | draw in as if by suction (verb.contact) |
also | : | attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in, |
definition | : | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper, |
definition | : | a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) (noun.person) |
derivation | : | absorption, soaking up, |
definition | : | (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid (noun.process) |
derivation | : | absorber, |
definition | : | (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation (noun.substance) |
10. take (gas, light or heat) into a solution (verb.contact)
derivation | : | absorption, assimilation, |
definition | : | the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion (noun.process) |
derivation | : | imbibition, |
definition | : | (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel (noun.process) |
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