v.
Pronunciation: im- ' b ī b
Function: verb
Inflected Form: im · bibed ; im · bib · ing
Etymology: Middle English enbiben to absorb, cause to absorb, from Latin imbibere to drink in, absorb, from in- + bibere to drink ― more at POTABLE
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 archaic : SOAK , STEEP
2 a : to receive into the mind and retain < imbibe moral principles> b : to assimilate or take into solution
3 a : DRINK b : to take in or up <a sponge imbibe s moisture>
intransitive verb
1 : DRINK 2
2 a : to take in liquid b : to absorb or assimilate moisture, gas, light, or heat
– im · bib · er noun