1. (verb)absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up take in, also metaphorically Synonyms: plunge, receive, occupy, withdraw, run, tie, ingest, draw, assume, resume, have, borrow, lactate, overhear, eviscerate, absorb, cast, take over, consume, earn, suckle, pull, draw and quarter, adopt, reap, draw in, scoop, fellate, bootlick, drink, gather in, steep, gull, get out, pull back, disembowel, collect, start, lift out, fool, suck, sidle up, breastfeed, put one across, truckle, go down on, seize on, realize, sop up, fasten on, blow, strike, take out, latch on, take up, delineate, see, pull in, take, quarter, catch, befool, make, hook on, wet-nurse, pull out, get, describe, puff, suck in, thread, soak up, drag, cotton up, shine up, attract, scoop up, cozy up, force, cod, toady, sorb, engage, trace, dupe, put on, kowtow, engulf, view, kotow, draw off, immerse, engross, invite, take in, pass, play up, give suck, line, slang, watch, fawn, suck up, bring in, clear, string, guide, depict, put one over, scoop out, assimilate, realise, imbibe, nurse, gain
2. (verb)assimilate, imbibe take (gas, light or heat) into a solution Synonyms: suck, ingest, drink, suck up, soak up, sop up, assimilate, take in, imbibe, absorb, take up, draw
3. (verb)drink, imbibe take in liquids Synonyms: toast, soak up, fuddle, pledge, salute, sop up, assimilate, booze, drink in, draw, wassail, absorb, take in, drink, suck, imbibe, take up, suck up, tope
4. (verb)imbibe receive into the mind and retain Synonyms: suck, drink, suck up, soak up, sop up, take in, draw, absorb, take up, assimilate
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'imbibe'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. imbibe A fluid that is absorbed is taken up into the mass of the absorbing body, with which it may or may not permanently combine. Wood expands when it absorbs moisture, iron when it absorbs heat, Synonyms: absorb, consume, engross, suck up, take in, drink in, exhaust, swallow, take up, drink up, imbibe, swallow up Antonyms: cast out, dissipate, emit, put forth, shoot forth, disgorge, distract, exude, radiate, throw off, disperse, eject, give up, send out, vomit
Synonyms for imbibe 
