noun
Meaning 1
The act of imbibing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: imbibing
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
imbibition
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Pronunciation
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/ɪm.bɪˈbɪ.ʃən/
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/ɪmˈbaɪ̯.bɪ.ʃən/
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rhymes with -ɪʃən
noun
Meaning 2
the act of consuming liquids
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drinking, imbibing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
Narrower terms: gulping, swilling, guzzling, potation
noun
Meaning 3
(chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: absorption, soaking up
History
Etymology
From Middle English imbibicion, inbibicioun, from Middle French imbibicion. By surface analysis, imbibe + -ition.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: поемане (poemane) — the act of imbibing
- Bulgarian: поглъщане (poglǎštane) — the act of imbibing
- Catalan: imbibició — the act of imbibing
- French: imbibition — the act of imbibing
- Māori: inumanga — the act of imbibing
- Spanish: imbibición — the act of imbibing
- Tagalog: pamiminum — the act of imbibing