imbibe

v. drink; absorb; take in

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Verb
1. take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
(synonym) absorb, suck, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
(hyponym) wipe up, mop up, mop
(derivation) drinker, imbiber, toper, juicer
2. take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
(synonym) assimilate
(hypernym) absorb
(derivation) imbibition
3. take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"
(synonym) drink
(hypernym) consume, ingest, take in, take, have
(hyponym) swill, swill down
(derivation) drinking, imbibing, imbibition
4. receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"
(hypernym) absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in

adj. soggy, soused

v. imbibe, absorb, saturate

Czas. pić alkohol; chłonąć

(v. t.)
To saturate; to imbue.
  

(v. t.)
To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe principles; to imbibe errors.
  

(v. t.)
To drink in; to absorb; to suck or take in; to receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a sponge imbibes moisture.