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Yes, imbibe is playable

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"Imbibe" Definition

verb-transitive

Obsolete To permeate; saturate.
To absorb or take in as if by drinking: "The whole body . . . imbibes delight through every pore” ( Henry David Thoreau).
To drink.
To receive and absorb into the mind: "Gladstone had . . . imbibed a strong prejudice against Americans” ( Philip Magnus).

verb-intransitive

To drink alcoholic beverages.

verb

To receive into the mind and retain .
To assimilate or take into solution.
To take in or up .
To take in liquid.
To absorb or assimilate moisture, gas, light, or heat.

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