Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Imbibe \Im*bibe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbibed}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Imbibing}.] [L. imbibere; pref. im- in + bibere to drink:
   cf. F. imbiber. Cf. {Bib}, {Imbue}, {Potable}.]
   1. To drink in; to absorb; to suck or take in; to receive as
      by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a sponge
      imbibes moisture.

   2. To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to
      imbibe principles; to imbibe errors.

   3. To saturate; to imbue. [Obs.] ``Earth, imbibed with . . .
      acid.'' --Sir I. Newton.

Source : WordNet®

imbibing
     n : the act of consuming liquids [syn: {drinking}, {imbibition}]