imbibed
Took in beverages
Imbibed is the past tense of imbibe, a slightly formal or humorous word for drinking, especially alcohol: We imbibed freely at the open bar.
The word extends to absorbing ideas or influences: She imbibed her parents' love of music from an early age.
Swallowed hastily
- sippedDrank in small quantities
- swallowedPassed through throat
- drankSwallowed a liquid
- guzzledDrank quickly, eagerly
slaked · refreshed · hydrated · consumed · downed · chugged · quaffed · nursed
Affected by alcohol
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
- inebriatedIntoxicated by alcohol
- sloshedVery intoxicated
hammered · plastered · wasted · sozzled · blotto · boozy · besotted · soused
Took in fully
- assimilatedAbsorbed into a whole
- internalizedAdopted into one's mindset
- acquiredCame to possess
- adoptedMade legally one's own
embraced · understood · grasped · digested · comprehended · mastered · retained · memorized
gulped
Swallowed hastily
guzzled · slaked · refreshed · hydrated · consumed · downed · chugged · quaffed · nursed · savored
intoxicated
Affected by alcohol
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
- inebriatedIntoxicated by alcohol
sloshed · hammered · plastered · wasted · sozzled · blotto · boozy · besotted · soused · pickled
absorbed
Took in fully
- assimilatedAbsorbed into a whole
- internalizedAdopted into one's mindset
- acquiredCame to possess
adopted · embraced · understood · grasped · digested · comprehended · mastered · retained · memorized · cultivated
assimilate
Absorb and incorporate fully
infuse · saturate · imbue · sponge · osmosis · integrate · incorporate · engulf · diffuse · penetrate