imbiben

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Middle English

Alternative forms

embibe, enbibe, imbibe, inbibe

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imbibō. It has been suggested that the loan was mediated through Middle French imbiber, but this is unlikely.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /imˈbiːbən/, /ɛmˈbiːbən/

Verb

imbiben

To absorb; to sop up.
To steep; to cause to absorb liquid.

Conjugation

Conjugation of imbiben (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) imbiben, imbibe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	imbibe	imbibed
2nd-person singular	imbibest	imbibedest
3rd-person singular	imbibeth	imbibed
subjunctive singular	imbibe	imbibed
imperative singular	imbibe	—

plural¹	imbiben, imbibe	imbibeden, imbibede
imperative plural	imbibeth, imbibe	—

participles	imbibynge, imbibende	imbibed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: imbibe

References

“embīben, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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