Meaning & use
imbibing
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Drinking, especially alcohol, or figuratively, absorbing ideas or influences.
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The guests spent the evening imbibing cocktails on the terrace.
Young writers often begin by imbibing the styles of authors they admire.
A note on using this word
A formal or slightly playful word for drinking; the figurative sense of absorbing ideas is common in academic and literary writing.
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