imbibition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪm.bɪˈbɪ.ʃən/
- /ɪmˈbaɪ̯.bɪ.ʃən/
Etymology
From Middle English imbibicion, inbibicioun, from Middle French imbibicion. By surface analysis, imbibe + -ition.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of imbibing.
He was bobbing it up and down just above the pommel of his saddle, being rather sleepy from the imbibition of a little too much of Mr. Tit Dowell’s strong beer.
1844, [Joseph Thomas James Hewlett], chapter XXXIX, in Parsons and Widows. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], page 63:For beſide the common way and road of reception by the root, there may be a refection and imbibition from without; For gentle ſhowrs refreſh plants, though they enter not their roots; […]
1658, Thomas Browne, “The Garden of Cyrus. […]. Chapter IIII.”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, pages 163–164:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| imbibitions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
imbibitional · imbibition theory
Synonyms
Translations (8)
bg поглъщане (the act of imbibing) · bg поемане (the act of imbibing) · pl imbibicja (the act of imbibing) · ca imbibició (the act of imbibing) · mi inumanga (the act of imbibing) · fr imbibition (the act of imbibing) · es imbibición (the act of imbibing) · tl pamiminum (the act of imbibing)