There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
imbibe
(verb) receive into the mind and retain; “Imbibe ethical principles”
drink, imbibe
(verb) take in liquids; “The patient must drink several liters each day”; “The children like to drink soda”
absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
(verb) take in, also metaphorically; “The sponge absorbs water well”; “She drew strength from the minister’s words”
assimilate, imbibe
(verb) take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
Source: WordNet® 3.1
imbibe (third-person singular simple present imbibes, present participle imbibing, simple past and past participle imbibed)
To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
(figuratively) To take in; absorb.
• ingest
Source: Wiktionary
Im*bibe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbibed; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbibing.] Etym: [L. imbibere; pref. im- in + bibere to drink: cf. F. imbiber. Cf. Bib, Imbue, Potable.]
1. To drink in; to absorb; 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. [Obs.] "Earth, imbibed with . . . acid." Sir I. Newton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.