imbiber

Definitions of imbiber
  1. verb
    fill, soak, or imbue totally
    synonyms: imprégner, tremper
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    types:
    baigner, tremper
    let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
    mariner
    soak in marinade
    saturer
    steep; pass through a strainer
    type of:
    imprégner, saturer, tremper
    infuse or fill completely
  2. verb
    infuse or fill completely
    synonyms: imprégner, saturer, tremper
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    types:
    imprégner, tremper
    fill, soak, or imbue totally
    baigner, tremper
    let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
    type of:
    remplir
    make full, also in a metaphorical sense
  3. verb
    steep; pass through a strainer
    synonyms: saturer
    étirer
    reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
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    type of:
    baigner, tremper
    let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
  4. verb
    let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
    synonyms: baigner, tremper
    see moresee less
    types:
    mariner
    soak in marinade
    saturer
    steep; pass through a strainer
    type of:
    imprégner, tremper
    fill, soak, or imbue totally
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