imbibe

Meaning

Verb

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

Related

Broader meaning words

ingest

Origin

From Middle English imbiben, from Latin imbibō, from im- + bibō (whence also beverage), from Proto-Italic *pibō, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-, whence also potable, potion.

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