Synonyms of the word

imbibition

• n. the act of imbibing.

absorption

• n. The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as.
• n. Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
• n. Mental assimilation.
• n. (electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced…

consumption

• n. The act of consuming, i.e., burning something.
• n. The act of eating, drinking or using.
• n. The amount consumed.
• n. (pathology) The wasting-away of the human body through disease.
• n. (pathology, dated) Pulmonary tuberculosis.

drinking

• v. present participle of drink.
• n. An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.

imbibing

• v. present participle of imbibe.
• n. The act by which something is imbibed.

ingestion

• n. The action of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other…

intake

• n. The place where water or air is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.
• n. The beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.
• n. The quantity taken in.
• n. An act or instance of taking in.
• n. The people taken into an organisation or establishment at a particular time.
• v. To take or draw in (in all the senses of the noun).

uptake

• n. understanding, comprehension.
• n. absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism.
• n. (dated) a chimney.
• v. (archaic) To take up, to lift.