Imbibe
Imbibe , transitive verb
[Latin imbibere; pref. im- in + bibere to drink: compare French imbiber. Compare Bib, Imbue, Potable.]
1.
To drink in; to absorb; to soak up; 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. [Obsolete]
Earth, imbibed with... acid.