imbibe
Meaning
- To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
- (figuratively) To take in; absorb.
- (obsolete, transitive) To steep; to cause to absorb liquid.
Synonyms
drink wine
Translations
assorbire
absorber
absorber
absorver
mêtin
aufsaugen
امتصPronounced as (IPA)
/ɪmˈbaɪb/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English imbiben, from Latin imbibō, from im- + bibō (“to drink”) (whence also beverage), from Proto-Italic *pibō, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-, whence also potable, potion.
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