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imbibe

Pronunciation: /ɪmˈbʌɪb/

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Definition of imbibe

verb

[with object] formal, often humorous
  • drink (alcohol):they were imbibing far too many pitchers of beer
  • absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge):if one does not imbibe the culture one cannot succeed
  • chiefly Botany (especially of seeds) absorb (water) into ultramicroscopic spaces or pores.
  • Botany place (seeds) in water in order for them to absorb it.

Derivatives

imbiber

noun

imbibition

Pronunciation: /ɪmbɪˈbɪʃ(ə)n/

noun (chiefly Botany)

Origin:

late Middle English (in the senses 'absorb or cause to absorb moisture' and 'take into solution'): from Latin imbibere, from in- 'in' + bibere 'to drink'

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