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Etymology

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From Latin imbibere.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.beˈbe(ʁ)/ [ẽ.beˈbe(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.beˈbe(ʁ)/ [ĩ.beˈbe(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.beˈbe(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.beˈbe(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.beˈbe(ʁ)/ [ẽ.beˈbe(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.beˈbe(ʁ)/ [ĩ.beˈbe(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.beˈbe(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.beˈbe(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.bɨˈbeɾ/ [ẽ.bɨˈβeɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.bɨˈbe.ɾi/ [ẽ.bɨˈβe.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: em‧be‧ber

Verb

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embeber (first-person singular present embebo, first-person singular preterite embebi, past participle embebido)

  1. to soak, impregnate

Conjugation

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin imbibere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /embeˈbeɾ/ [ẽm.beˈβ̞eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧be‧ber

Verb

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embeber (first-person singular present embebo, first-person singular preterite embebí, past participle embebido)

  1. (transitive) to absorb, to soak up

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