Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (v. t.) To drink in; to absorb; to suck or take in; to receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a sponge imbibes moisture.

2. (v. t.) To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe principles; to imbibe errors.

3. (v. t.) To saturate; to imbue.