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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It’s a position that has put Palantir at odds with leading AI labs, whom Karp has characterized as looking to “colonize” their customers by ingesting their business intelligence and proprietary data.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
According to state figures, external, 286 people there have been infected by cyclosporiasis - which comes from ingesting the cyclospora parasite, and includes symptoms like "explosive diarrhoea".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
With AI both ingesting and producing seemingly endless volumes of data, demand for storage solutions has exploded over the past year.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
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.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
More plausibly, he told of feeding his initial sample by eyedropper to a mouse, which showed no ill effects after ingesting what was then “the world supply” of heavy water.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
