Because of the excess sugar alcohol (polyol), the lens imbibes water, causing osmotic imbalance. To keep Aldous sober, Aaron imbibes all of Aldous's whiskey and marijuana. "He is a magic mead scholar who imbibes ale". The ordinary man or woman imbibes his or her Catholicism from practice rather than theory. Recitation during the consecration of an image of a deity imbibes the image with energy. "HulyaiHorod" does not mechanically copy traditional songs but imbibes traditions and tries to follow them.