sorbĕō, ŭī, (ĭtum Prisc. Gramm. 9, 57, mais sans ex.), ēre (cf. ῥοφέω), tr.,

¶ 1 avaler, gober, humer : Pl. Bacch. 372 ; Plin. 29, 42 ; Suet. Cal. 37, etc.

¶ 2 absorber, engloutir : Virg. En. 3, 422 ; Ov. M. 7, 64 ; 9, 172 ||
[fig.] Cic. Phil. 11, 10 ||
odia alicujus Cic. Q. 3, 9, 5, avaler (= supporter) la haine de qqn. ↣ sorpsi, sorptum, v. sorbo.