v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imbibed p. pr. & vb. n. Imbibing. ] [ L. imbibere; pref. im- in + bibere to drink: cf. F. imbiber. Cf. Bib, Imbue, Potable. ] 1. To drink in; to absorb; to soak up; to suck or take in; to receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a sponge imbibes moisture. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe principles; to imbibe errors. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To saturate; to imbue. [ Obs. ] “Earth, imbibed with . . . acid.” Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, imbibes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. imbibition. ] The act or process of imbibing, or absorbing; as, the post-mortem imbibition of poisons. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]