verbthird conjugation, no supine stem
imbibō
imbibō (present infinitive imbibere, perfect active imbibī)
Classical[ˈɪm.bɪ.boː]Ecclesiastical[ˈim.bi.bo]
Meaning
- to drink in, imbibe
- to assimilate
- to conceive (an idea)
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | imbibō | imbibēbam | imbibam | imbibī | imbiberam | imbiberō |
| 2nd sg. | imbibis | imbibēbās | imbibēs | imbibistī | imbiberās | imbiberis |
| 3rd sg. | imbibit | imbibēbat | imbibet | imbibit | imbiberat | imbiberit |
| 1st pl. | imbibimus | imbibēbāmus | imbibēmus | imbibimus | imbiberāmus | imbiberimus |
| 2nd pl. | imbibitis | imbibēbātis | imbibētis | imbibistis | imbiberātis | imbiberitis |
| 3rd pl. | imbibunt | imbibēbant | imbibent | imbibērunt imbibēre | imbiberant | imbiberint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | imbibam | imbiberem | imbiberim | imbibissem |
| 2nd sg. | imbibās | imbiberēs | imbiberīs | imbibissēs |
| 3rd sg. | imbibat | imbiberet | imbiberit | imbibisset |
| 1st pl. | imbibāmus | imbiberēmus | imbiberīmus | imbibissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | imbibātis | imbiberētis | imbiberītis | imbibissētis |
| 3rd pl. | imbibant | imbiberent | imbiberint | imbibissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | imbibor | imbibēbar | imbibar |
| 2nd sg. | imbiberis imbibere | imbibēbāris imbibēbāre | imbibēris imbibēre |
| 3rd sg. | imbibitur | imbibēbātur | imbibētur |
| 1st pl. | imbibimur | imbibēbāmur | imbibēmur |
| 2nd pl. | imbibiminī | imbibēbāminī | imbibēminī |
| 3rd pl. | imbibuntur | imbibēbantur | imbibentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | imbibar | imbiberer |
| 2nd sg. | imbibāris imbibāre | imbiberēris imbiberēre |
| 3rd sg. | imbibātur | imbiberētur |
| 1st pl. | imbibāmur | imbiberēmur |
| 2nd pl. | imbibāminī | imbiberēminī |
| 3rd pl. | imbibantur | imbiberentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | imbibe | imbibere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | imbibite | imbibiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | imbibitō | imbibitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | imbibitō | imbibitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | imbibitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | imbibuntō | imbibuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | imbibere | imbibī |
| perfect infinitive | imbibisse | — |
| present participle | imbibēns | — |
| future participle | — | imbibendus imbibundus, imbibenda, imbibendā, imbibendae, imbibendam, imbibendārum, imbibendās, imbibende, imbibendīs, imbibendōrum, imbibendōs |
gerundimbibendī, imbibendō, imbibendum
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- errorem animo imbibere
- to get a mistaken notion into the mind.
- opiniones falsas animo imbibere
- to be imbibing false opinions.
imbĭbo (inb-), bi, 3, v. a. in-bibo,
I. to drink in, imbibe.
I. Lit. (post-Aug. and very rare):
is nidor per infurnibulum imbibitur in vetere tussi, Plin. 24, 15, 85, § 135.—B. Transf.:
oculi imbibunt tenebras, become darkened, blind, Nazar. Pan. ad Const. 13.—II. Trop., to imbibe, conceive (class.): de aliquo malam opinionem animo imbibere, Cic. Verr. 1, 14, 42:
certamen animis, Liv. 2, 58, 6: paternas artes ingenio, Aus. Parent. 13.—B. In partic., to determine, resolve to do a thing (usually with an object-clause):
quod si facere nolit atque imbiberit ejusmodi rationibus illum ad suas condiciones perducere, Cic. Quint. 6, 27: ut ex ira poenas petere imbibat acres, Lucr. 6, 72; 3, 997: neque immemor ejus, quod initio consulatus im biberat, reconciliandi animos plebis, Liv. 2, 47, 12.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
imbibō (in-b-) bī, —, ere,
to drink in, imbibe, conceive, form.—Only fig.: opinionem animo: certamen animis, spirit of hostility, L.: immemor eius, quod imbiberat, of the purpose he had conceived, L.: spem posse se perducere, etc.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinimbibō
Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *píph₃eti Proto-Italic *pibō Latin bibō Latin imbibō From in- + bibō.
Borrowings
- Frenchimbiber
- Romanianîmbibafrom French imbiber
- Italianimbibire
- Englishimbibefrom Middle English imbiben
- Englishimbruefrom Middle English imbiben
- Englishembruefrom Middle English imbiben
Gallo-Romance
- Frenchemboirefrom Old French embeivre
- Catalanembeure
- Occitanembeure
- Occitanembéver
Ibero-Romance
- Portugueseembeber
- Spanishembeber
Italo-Romance
- Italianimbevere