imbibe

/ɪmˈbaɪb/

imbibe · verb — to drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).

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imbibe is pronounced /ɪmˈbaɪb/.

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.

verb

To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
To take in; absorb.e.g.“to imbibe knowledge”
To steep; to cause to absorb liquid.

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