| imbibe | 1. To drink in; to absorb; to suck or take in; to receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a sponge imbibes moisture. 2. To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe principles; to imbibe errors. 3. To saturate; to imbue. "Earth, imbibed with . . . Acid." Origin: L. Imbibere; pref. Im- in + bibere to drink: cf. F. Imbiber. Cf. Bib, Imbue, Potable. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| imbibition | 1. Absorption of fluid by a solid body without resultant chemical change in either. 2. Taking up of water by a gel, thereby increasing its size. Origin: L. Im-bibo, to drink in (in + bibo) (05 Mar 2000) |