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  • verb Present participle of imbibe.
  • noun The act by which something is imbibed.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the act of consuming liquids

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Examples

  • Now, it's true there is no real danger involved in imbibing any of the fine, modern absinthes now on the market, if done in moderation.

    Boing Boing 2009

  • I believe in imbibing spirits, the Corporate cash, and the Lies everlasting.

    Think Progress » ThinkFast: April 23, 2010 2010

  • Shark fin is used as a thickener in Chinese shark fin soup, where part of the appeal is the idea of imbibing the strength and ferocity of the shark through its pulverized fins, an idea on par with thinking you'd stay warm if you ate polar bear fur.

    Carl Safina: Shark Attacked, Media Bites Rosie O'Donnell Carl Safina 2012

  • Shark fin is used as a thickener in Chinese shark fin soup, where part of the appeal is the idea of imbibing the strength and ferocity of the shark through its pulverized fins, an idea on par with thinking you'd stay warm if you ate polar bear fur.

    Carl Safina: Shark Attacked, Media Bites Rosie O'Donnell Carl Safina 2012

  • Shark fin is used as a thickener in Chinese shark fin soup, where part of the appeal is the idea of imbibing the strength and ferocity of the shark through its pulverized fins, an idea on par with thinking you'd stay warm if you ate polar bear fur.

    Carl Safina: Shark Attacked, Media Bites Rosie O'Donnell Carl Safina 2012

  • Frankly, I think that any good wine-tasting event would mean those who planned and ran the event would not be participating in imbibing.

    Think Progress » Christian leaders urge Congress to ignore misinformation on abortion provisions and pass health reform. 2010

  • They considered it the raw product - still do, in fact - and the idea of imbibing it would have been and still is weird, and even a little barbaric, to them.

    My Vinegar & Hard Cider Experiment Herrick Kimball 2006

  • While I knew from my earlier visits that vampires don't necessarily drink human blood exclusively, the idea of imbibing any kind of blood was pretty low on my list for taste treats.

    Sweet Myth-tery of Life Asprin, Robert 1994

  • Shark fin is used as a thickener in Chinese shark fin soup, where part of the appeal is the idea of imbibing the strength and ferocity of the shark through its pulverized fins, an idea on par with thinking you'd stay warm if you ate polar bear fur.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Carl Safina 2012

  • If your lawn is littered with empties the next morning, half of which you don't recall imbibing, then you've done your service to the Estonian state.

    Itching for Eestimaa 2009

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