imbibition means the act of imbibing. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 80 out of 100.
imbibition is pronounced /ɪm.bɪˈbɪ.ʃən/.
Etymology
From Middle English imbibicion, inbibicioun, from Middle French imbibicion. By surface analysis, imbibe + -ition.
noun
- The act of imbibing.“For beſide the common way and road of reception by the root, there may be a refection and imbibition from without; For gentle ſhowrs refreſh plants, though they enter not their roots; […]”