transcription, транскрипция: [ im-ˈbīb ]
verb
( 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