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imbibed definition
imbibed |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb imbibe 2 of 4 senses of imbibe Sense 1 absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up sop up suck up draw, take in take up => wipe up mop up mop => blot => sponge up Sense 3 drink, imbibe => swill, swill down => suck => guggle, gurgle => sip => guzzle => lap, lap up => drain the cup, drink up => gulp, quaff, swig => toss off bolt down belt down pour down down drink down kill Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb imbibe 2 of 4 senses of imbibe Sense 1 absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up sop up suck up draw, take in take up => wipe up mop up mop => swab, swob => sop => sponge => blot => sponge up Sense 3 drink, imbibe => swill, swill down => suck => guggle, gurgle => sip => guzzle => lap, lap up => drain the cup, drink up => gulp, quaff, swig => toss off bolt down belt down pour down down drink down kill Entailment of verb imbibe Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb imbibe 4 senses of imbibe Sense 1 absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up sop up suck up draw, take in take up Sense 2 assimilate, imbibe => absorb Sense 3 drink, imbibe => consume, ingest, take in take have Sense 4 imbibe => absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in Familiarity of verb imbibe imbibe used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb imbibe Sense 1 absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up sop up suck up draw, take in take up -------------- Sense 2 assimilate, imbibe => absorb -------------- Sense 3 drink, imbibe => consume, ingest, take in take have -------------- Sense 4 imbibe => absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in -------------- Overview of verb imbibe The verb imbibe has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up sop up suck up draw, take in take up -- (take in also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words") 2. assimilate, imbibe -- (take into solution, as of gas, light, or heat) 3. drink, imbibe -- (take in liquids) 4. imbibe -- (receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles") Overview of verb imbibe The verb imbibe has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up sop up suck up draw, take in take up -- (take in also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words") 2. assimilate, imbibe -- (take into solution, as of gas, light, or heat) 3. drink, imbibe -- (take in liquids) 4. imbibe -- (receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles")
imbibed definition
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