imbibe

/ɪmˈbaɪb/
verb
  1. To drink (especially alcohol).
    • Guests at the party imbibed freely from the punch bowl.
    • The celebration continued late into the night as everyone imbibed and danced.
    • He rarely imbibes more than a glass of wine with dinner.
  2. To absorb or take in (ideas, knowledge, or influences).
    • Children imbibe the values of their parents from a very young age.
    • The student eagerly imbibed every lesson the master taught.
    • She imbibed the local culture during her year abroad in Japan.
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