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Ahh to messing with definitions.
Beverage (n) a drinkable substance, usually cold
Beverage (/embeverage) (v) to give somebody a beverage
Debeverage (v) to take a beverage away
Beverigian (adj) like a beverage
Beveragement (n) (/embeveragement) the act of being beveraged
*whistles innocently* i am not mad, just bored and unwell.
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> What exactly is wrong with embeverage? nothing at all, just doing an Occam... the "oh hell" was meant to show the lightness of my response. 
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> What exactly is wrong with embeverage?
nothing at all, just doing an Occam...
the "oh hell" was meant to show the lightness of my response.
And yet you missed mine?
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sorry, I wasn't looking at your ass....
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To get back to the question of "hydrate" as the word we're looking for:
No, it's not a good general term for the process.
A) It already has a meaning that's centered about the result of the action
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2) It is totally inapplicable to the example of offering someone, say, a snifter of Laphroaig.
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Good point.
"Hydrate" would be wrong when alcohol is the beverage, since it's a diuretic. If Laphroaig is the drink, "to bless with", might be more appropriate.
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WHOA! I like my friends, but a snifter of Laphroaig is a bit much! A wee dram or so, yes, but a snifter?
Reminds me of the story my father told about his father, who at one time was known for his ability to imbibe spirits. Rem, which is what everyone called my father, asked the older feller, "Pops? Why do you drink your whiskey like that?"
Gramps replied, "Like what?"
Said Rem, "Well, you pour a tumbler full, grab it in both hands, then close your eyes really tightly and toss off the whole tumbler all at once."
"Son, every time I see whiskey my mouth waters, and I just can't stand a weak drink."
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Quote:
> What exactly is wrong with embeverage?
nothing at all, just doing an Occam...
(I wasn't looking at your ass)
you want Occam?! I got your Occam..
[not to go mediaeval on your "ass", but.]
there is the obsolete noun bever (a potation, a drinking) which was eventually verbed, to partake of bever.
-joe occam
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it's getting bever and bever all the time...
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it's getting bever and bever all the time...
Just leve it!
TEd
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