imbiben in Middle English

IPA: /imˈbiːbən/, /ɛmˈbiːbən/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin imbibō. It has been suggested that the loan was mediated through Middle French imbiber, but this is unlikely. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|la|imbibō}} Borrowed from Latin imbibō, {{cog|frm|imbiber}} Middle French imbiber Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} imbiben Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|imbib|y=0}} Forms: weak [table-tags], imbiben [infinitive], to imbiben [infinitive], imbibe [infinitive], imbibe [first-person, present, singular], imbibed [first-person, past, singular], imbibede [first-person, past, singular], imbibest [present, second-person, singular], imbibedest [past, second-person, singular], imbibeth [present, singular, third-person], imbibed [past, singular, third-person], imbibede [past, singular, third-person], imbibe [present, singular, subjunctive], imbibed [past, singular, subjunctive], imbibede [past, singular, subjunctive], imbibe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], imbiben [plural, present], imbibe [plural, present], imbibeden [past, plural], imbibed [past, plural], imbibede [past, plural], imbibeth [imperative, plural, present], imbibe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], imbibynge [participle, present], imbibende [participle, present], imbibed [participle, past], embibe [alternative], enbibe [alternative], imbibe [alternative], inbibe [alternative]

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    {
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        "infinitive"
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          "_dis": "86 14",
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      "ipa": "/imˈbiːbən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛmˈbiːbən/"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "form": "imbibe",
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      "form": "imbibed",
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      "form": "embibe",
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      "form": "enbibe",
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      "ipa": "/imˈbiːbən/"
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      "ipa": "/ɛmˈbiːbən/"
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"imbiben" meaning in Middle English

Verb

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