imbibe

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪmˈbaɪb/ Rhymes: -aɪb === Verb === imbibe (third-person singular simple present imbibes, present participle imbibing, simple past and past participle imbibed) To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages). (figuratively) To take in; absorb. (obsolete, transitive) To steep; to cause to absorb liquid. ==== Hypernyms ==== ingest ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === Homophones: imbibent, imbibes === Verb === imbibe inflection of imbiber: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == Latin == === Verb === imbibe second-person singular present active imperative of imbibō == Middle English == === Verb === imbibe alternative form of imbiben