ingest
Americanverb (used with object)
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to take, as food, into the body (egest ).
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Aeronautics. to draw (foreign matter) into the inlet of a jet engine, often causing damage to the engine.
verb
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to take (food or liquid) into the body
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(of a jet engine) to suck in (an object, a bird, etc)
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Once ingested, the coating dissolves, releasing both the medication and the antenna.
From Science Daily
It’s up to us to stop ingesting AI slop, outrage bait and misinformation-for-profit.
Which means it’s up to us, as individuals, to stop ingesting the pink slime of AI slop, the forever chemicals of outrage bait and the microplastics of misinformation-for-profit.
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
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