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imbibe

Main Entry:: im·bibe
Pronunciation:: \im-ˈbīb\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: 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 verb1archaic : soak , steep2 a: to receive into the mind and retain <imbibe moral principles> b: to assimilate or take into solution3 a: drink b: to take in or up <a sponge imbibes moisture>intransitive verb1: drink 22 a: to take in liquid b: to absorb or assimilate moisture, gas, light, or heat

— im·bib·er noun

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