imbibes
Takes in liquids
Imbibes is the third-person singular present tense of imbibe, a slightly formal or literary verb meaning to drink, especially alcoholic beverages: He imbibes rather freely at office parties.
The word extends to absorbing or taking in ideas, knowledge, or influences: She imbibes wisdom from her mentors.
This figurative sense treats the mind as drinking in what it encounters.
Small measured drinks
- swallowsGulps or migratory birds
- quaffsDrinks deeply, eagerly
- gulpsHasty, large swallows
- guzzlesDrinks fast, eagerly
tipples · drinks · consumes · partakes · savors · refreshes · hydrates · slurps
Drinks habitually, lightly
- boozesAlcoholic beverages, slangily
- indulgesSatisfies a desire freely
- intoxicatesCauses drunken state
- liquorsDistilled alcoholic beverages
spirits · wine · cocktails · aperitif · nightcap · libations · pub · bar
Takes in fully
- soaksWets through completely
- assimilatesAbsorbs into a larger whole
- takes inAccepts or deceives
- saturatesFills to maximum capacity
permeates · infuses · steeps · marinades · suffuses · drenches · sponges · osmosis
Takes in fully
- learnsGains new knowledge
- acquiresComes to have
- internalizesMakes part of oneself
- assimilatesAbsorbs into a larger whole
studies · digests · understands · grasps · comprehends · receives · embraces · adopts
sips
Small measured drinks
guzzles · tipples · drinks · consumes · partakes · savors · refreshes · hydrates · slurps · drafts
tipples
Drinks habitually, lightly
- boozesAlcoholic beverages, slangily
- indulgesSatisfies a desire freely
- intoxicatesCauses drunken state
liquors · spirits · wine · cocktails · aperitif · nightcap · libations · pub · bar · tavern
absorbs
Takes in fully
- soaksWets through completely
- assimilatesAbsorbs into a larger whole
- takes inAccepts or deceives
saturates · permeates · infuses · steeps · marinades · suffuses · drenches · sponges · osmosis · penetrates
absorbs
Takes in fully
- learnsGains new knowledge
- acquiresComes to have
- internalizesMakes part of oneself
assimilates · studies · digests · understands · grasps · comprehends · receives · embraces · adopts · cultivates
imbibesspits out
Forcibly ejects from mouth
expels · regurgitates · vomits · ejects · disgorges
imbibesabstains
Deliberately doesn't partake
teetotals · swears off · refrains · foregoes · renounces
imbibesrejects
Refuses or discards
ignores · resists · disregards · repudiates · tunes out