Meaning & use
Imbibement
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The act of drinking, especially alcoholic beverages, or the absorbing of ideas and influences.
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The doctor warned that regular imbibement of spirits was worsening his condition.
Her imbibement of foreign literature during college shaped her later writing style.
A note on using this word
A rare noun form of 'imbibe', from Latin 'imbibere', to drink in; used both for literal drinking and for figuratively absorbing ideas.
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