IMBIBE


Meaning of IMBIBE in English

[ 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'.

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