Can I Bev You?

I was listening to a podcast and the host made an observation that's been bouncing around in my head: there's no verb in English for giving someone a drink.

Giving someone food has a word already -- you can feed a dog, a guest, or a baby, and everyone knows what you mean. But drinks don't get the same treatment, which feels like a real oversight considering we're like 70% water.

The closest options all fall short in their own way. Water only works on plants, drink means the opposite thing, and quench is what the drink does, not what you do. Serve technically works, but it's not specific for drinks the way feed is for food.

I had like 6 hours of driving this weekend, so I've been brainstorming.

As an aside, I asked ChatGPT for a suggestion and it came back with "cup." As in, "I cupped the dog." "Can I cup you anything?" That's horrible.

I think I've landed on my favorite: to bev.

"Can I bev you?" "I fed and bevved the dog." "He's been bevved."

It works because "bev" is already halfway in the language -- people say "grab a bev" without thinking about it. It pairs cleanly with feed, and it feels smoother than something like "I fed the dog, and gave her something to drink."

Language is fun. I'm open to ideas here. But not "cupping."

EDIT 5/11: a friend sent this to me in response. I retract everything and I guess I'll send a correction to that podcast.