American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1

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Author: Noah Webster

Imbibe

IMBI’BE, v.t. [L. imbibo; in and bibo, to drink.]

1. To drink in; to absorb; as, a dry or porous body imbibes a fluid; a sponge imbibes moisture.

2. To receive or admit into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe principles; to imbibe errors. Imbibing in the mind always implies retention, at least for a time.

3. To imbue, as used by Newton; but he has not been followed.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Imbibe," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed December 2, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4THYA5JKJRYVG6D.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Imbibe." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 2 Dec. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4THYA5JKJRYVG6D.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Imbibe' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 2 December 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4THYA5JKJRYVG6D.