Meanings
plural imbibitions
- countableuncountableThe 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 631 more example
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 163–164Synonyms: imbibing
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of imbibing.
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Origin
- Middle Frenchimbibicion
- Middle Englishimbibicion
- Englishimbibition
From Middle English imbibicion, inbibicioun, from Middle French imbibicion. By surface analysis, imbibe + -ition.
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Bulgarian поемане, поглъщане
- поемане (poemane)the act of imbibing
- поглъщане (poglăštane)the act of imbibing
Catalan imbibició
- imbibicióthe act of imbibing
French imbibition
- imbibitionthe act of imbibing
Māori inumanga
- inumangathe act of imbibing
Polish imbibicja
- imbibicjathe act of imbibing
Spanish imbibición
- imbibiciónthe act of imbibing
Tagalog pamiminum
- pamiminumthe act of imbibing
Rhymes & wordplay
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imbibition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imbibition
“imbibition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imbibition. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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