Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imbibition

/ɪm.bɪˈbɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: im-bi-bi-tion
IPA: /ɪm.bɪˈbɪ.ʃən/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of imbibing.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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; […]"
"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."

Etymology

From Middle English imbibicion, inbibicioun, from Middle French imbibicion. By surface analysis, imbibe + -ition.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: imbibicion

Usage

Inflected Forms

imbibitions (plural)

Derived Forms

imbibitional

Phrases

imbibition theory

Synonyms

imbibing drinking

Rhymes With

position addition commission mission condition edition permission tradition transition exhibition planning permission transmission

Questions

How do you pronounce imbibition?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪm.bɪˈbɪ.ʃən/.
What does imbibition mean?: The act of imbibing.
Where does imbibition come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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