imbibing

/IH0 M B AY1 B IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).

  2. 2

    To take in; absorb.

    โ€œto imbibe knowledgeโ€

noun
  1. 1

    The act by which something is imbibed.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/imbibe, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/imbibing