Imbibes

Word IMBIBES
Character 7
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Definitions and meanings of "Imbibes"

What do we mean by imbibes?

To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).

To take in; absorb.

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The word "imbibes" in example sentences

We doubt Barbie, with the goal of preserving her figure, actually imbibes or eats any of these items. ❋ Marshall Heyman (2012)

I have not imbibed in a very long time, I tell him, and fear that such a thing will give me gas, but he persuades me to come into an establishment he knows and to bend an elbow with a pint of something pale and weak while he imbibes a beverage of a more muscular variety. ❋ Michael Winship (2010)

And fittingly, because today is Cinco de Mayo, Hellboy imbibes a lot of tequila along the way. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The typical parent, at all income levels, imbibes the fiction that it is their responsibility to take away the struggle in their children's lives. ❋ Richard Watts (2011)

Vampire tale 'Let Me In' successfully imbibes the essence of the Swedish original. ❋ Joe Morgenstern (2010)

She's not confined to prison but to an institution where workers can monitor what she imbibes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The local physician imbibes heavily on fruit brandy, while a shady character who disappeared years earlier (and was presumed dead) returns with more chicanery in store. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Notice the contrast in reactions of the political jock sniffer Chris Matthews - when Obama speaks Matthews imbibes the pheromones of a dominant male and reacts like a woman in heat. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

We are supposed to believe that under today's philosophy of unbridled selfishness -- starting with the grandfather who imbibes heroin and celebrates the pleasures of lust rather than love -- we can still find true love in a family. ❋ Linda (2007)

Now that we know that our president imbibes a Brelgillian blend, what can we, we who truly love our country, do about this? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Meanwhile, in I Love You, Man, she takes what is ostensibly “the girlfriend” and imbibes her with believability and empathy, when the character could have easily veered off to become nagging and irrational. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"There comes a point when the public imbibes the ultimatum of the plutocracy," Nader said when asked about public apathy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He describes Hope/Leona as "more of a respectable madame figure than a temptress" and notes her expensive jewelry and minks, and the quality champagne she imbibes while being interviewed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

'Do not depend upon that; the influence of friends, the prevalence of example, the early notion which every female imbibes, that a good establishment must be her first object in life – these are motives of marriage commonly sufficient for the whole sex.' ❋ Unknown (2008)

Even a dumb person imbibes knowledge if he stays constantly with someone intelligent and knowledgeable. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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