imbibe
verb (used with object)
to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink.
imbibed
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past participleof imbibe.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof imbibe.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
imbibeverb (used with object)to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink.
Example Sentences
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In cellars and basements across the city, African-Americans hosted parties where white and black New Yorkers regularly shared the dance floor, imbibed together and sometimes got into fisticuffs that prompted the intervention of neighborhood watchmen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
There are gigantic sandworms to be mounted and surfed like waves, vials of blue goo to be imbibed for clarifying properties, yet “Dune: Part Two” fixes firmly on the idea of authenticity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Nguyen also imbibed American street culture — hip-hop, break dancing, graffiti.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
And while Museveni imbibed Marxism and as a college student sought to verify Frantz Fanon’s theory of violence, Kainerugaba has not outlined his political vision.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
A girl with him smiled, tilted her head back, imbibed, laughed.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
