IMBIBE
(verb) receive into the mind and retain
"Imbibe ethical principles"
(verb) take in liquids
"The patient must drink several liters each day", "The children like to drink soda"
synonyms : drink(verb) take in, also metaphorically
"The sponge absorbs water well", "She drew strength from the minister's words"
synonyms : absorb , draw , soak up , sop up , suck , suck up , take in , take up(verb) take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
synonyms : assimilatePlants assimilate sulfur through their roots. -added by naila_inlas
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Mnemonics for imbibe
(Tag: ) im+bibe...sounds like pipe...and u need a pipe to drink in sth...
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(Tag: ) Replace b by p...you get impipe....when you take something in by pipe, you absorb,assimilate.....
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(Tag: ) im+bibe bibe is like bibo (mineral water).
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(Tag: english) sounds like bribe... if you bribe someone they are abosrbed to your side...
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(Tag: global) a new bearth takes his meal from boobs(bibe).of her mother.so inbibe means to drink.
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(Tag: ) In with pipe or straw.
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