imbibe, imbibed 1. To drink. 2. To drink alcoholic beverages. 3. To absorb or take in as if by drinking: `The whole body ... imbibes delight through every pore” (Henry David Thoreau). 4. To receive and absorb into the mind: `Gladstone had ... imbibed a strong prejudice against Americans” (Philip Magnus). 5. To permeate; saturate. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1062/