Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preimbibe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-im-bibe
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To imbibe prior to some other action

Etymology

From pre- + imbibe.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

preimbibes (present, singular) preimbibing (participle, present) preimbibed (participle, past) preimbibed (past)

Questions

What does preimbibe mean?
To imbibe prior to some other action
Where does preimbibe come from?
From pre- + imbibe.

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