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noun (n)

• (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel(noun.process)

  source: wordnet30
• the act of consuming liquids(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  drinking, imbibing
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act or process of imbibing, or absorbing; as, the post-mortem imbibition of poisons.(noun)

  source: webster1913