[ ɪm'bʌɪb ]
■ verb
1》 formal or humorous drink (alcohol).
2》 literary absorb (ideas or knowledge).
3》 chiefly Botany absorb (water) into ultramicroscopic spaces or pores.
Derivatives
~r noun
imbibition ɪmbɪ'bɪʃ(ə)n noun ( chiefly Botany ).
Origin
ME: from L. ~re , from in- 'in' + bibere 'to drink'.