ingest
verb (used with object)
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
have ingested
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present perfectof ingest.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Previous research showed that cancer cells are more likely than stem cells to have ingested a midbody and its potentially fate-altering cargo.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2023
The intestinal problems occur more quickly in people who have ingested the bacterium, usually by eating raw oysters.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
The hackers may have ingested too much data to release it all.
From Reuters ● Aug. 8, 2023
High concentrations of domoic acid — a neurotoxin produced by the marine algae Pseudo-nitzschia — have sickened sea lions and dolphins when they consume fish that have ingested the algae, experts say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
I have looked through my father’s World War II scrapbook many times; I have seen Vietnam on television; I have ingested countless movies about Ancient Rome or the battles of the Middle Ages.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
