Synonyms

ingest

American

[in-jest] / ɪnˈdʒɛst /

verb (used with object)

to take, as food, into the body (egest ).
Aeronautics. to draw (foreign matter) into the inlet of a jet engine, often causing damage to the engine.

ingest British

/ ɪnˈdʒɛst /

verb

to take (food or liquid) into the body
(of a jet engine) to suck in (an object, a bird, etc)

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Other Word Forms

ingestible adjective
ingestion noun
ingestive adjective
reingest verb (used with object)
uningested adjective
uningestive adjective

Etymology

Origin of ingest

First recorded in 1610–20; from Latin ingestus, past participle of ingerere “to throw or pour into”; in- ², gest

Example Sentences

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Wiser and more practical than those around her, Maomao is able to play forensic detective, prevent assassination attempts, suss out political intrigue, resist an amorous eunuch and even ingest bits of poison safely.

From Salon

By contrast, it takes ingesting thousands of salmonella particles to get sick from that bacterium.

From Los Angeles Times

The ingested loot is set with 60 white diamonds and 15 blue sapphires, according to the jeweller's website, and opens to reveal an 18-carat gold miniature octopus.

From BBC

Partly because I was exhausted from the tryptophan I had ingested with my turkey the day before and could not get out of bed.

From The Wall Street Journal

During the first six months of life, infants ingest significantly more aluminum from breast milk or formula than they get from vaccines.

From The Wall Street Journal

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