1. (v. t.) To drink in; to absorb; to suck or take in\; to receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a sponge imbibes moisture.

2. (v. t.) To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe principles; to imbibe errors.

3. (v. t.) To saturate; to imbue.

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