ingest
verb (used with object)
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
ingesting
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present participleof ingest.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Armed with LLMs capable of ingesting massive quantities of data, companies can fight back and more accurately model consumer behavior and deliver personalized results.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The court documents relating to the Anthropic case revealed the project of ingesting old books was referred to in internal company communications as "Project Panama."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Much depends on what’s raising your body temperature in the first place — if you have a fever due to an infection, for example, see a doctor rather than ingesting peppermint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The book contains a frightening portrait of hyponatremia, which is a low level of sodium in the blood that can be triggered by ingesting too much water—a particular danger during endurance events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
We bite into them together, as if ingesting an enemy’s secret poison.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
