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Webster 1913 Edition
Imbibe
Im-bibe′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Imbibed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Imbibing
.] 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
moisture2.
To receive or absorb into the mind and retain;
as, to
imbibe
principles; to imbibe
errors.3.
To saturate; to imbue.
[Obs.]
“Earth, imbibed with . . . acid.” Sir I. Newton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Imbibe
IMBI'BE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To drink in; to absorb; as, a dry or porous body imbibes a fluid; a sponge imbibes moisture.2.
To receive or admit into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe principles; to imbibe errors. Imbibing in the mind always implies retention, at least for a time.3.
To imbue, as used by Newton; but he has not been followed.