[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

imbibe \imbibe"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. imbibed; p. pr.  vb.
   n. imbibing. l. imbibere; pref. im- in + bibere to drink:
   cf. f. imbiber. cf. bib, imbue, potable.
   1. to drink in; to absorb; to soak up; to suck or take in; to
      receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a
      sponge imbibes moisture.
      1913 webster

   2. to receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to
      imbibe principles; to imbibe errors.
      1913 webster

   3. to saturate; to imbue. obs. "earth, imbibed with . . .
      acid." --sir i. newton.
      1913 webster
see also:
imbibed imbibing bib imbue potable 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

imbibing
     n : the act of consuming liquids syn: drinking, imbibition
see also:
drinking imbibition 

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