imbibire
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imbibere, with change of conjugation.
Verb
imbibìre (first-person singular present imbibìsco, first-person singular past historic imbibìi, past participle imbibìto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to soak something
- (transitive, chemistry) to measure the absorption of a liquid by a solid
Conjugation
Conjugation of imbibìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
- imbevere
- imbibirsi
- imbibito
- imbibizione
Further reading
- imbibire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana