imbiben

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === embibe, enbibe, imbibe, inbibe === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin imbibō. It has been suggested that the loan was mediated through Middle French imbiber, but this is unlikely. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /imˈbiːbən/, /ɛmˈbiːbən/ === Verb === imbiben To absorb; to sop up. To steep; to cause to absorb liquid. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: imbibe ==== References ==== “embīben, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.