English Explanatory Dictionary

imbibe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
  2. To take in; absorb.
  3. To steep; to cause to absorb liquid.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈbaɪb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-imbibe.wav

Word forms

imbibe imbibes imbibing imbibed

Etymology

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.

Derived words

imbibable imbibement imbiber imbibition preimbibe reimbibe unimbibed
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