ingest
verb (used with object)
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
ingestion
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a word derived from
ingest.
Example Sentences
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And they get into our bodies through both ingestion and inhalation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Microplastics can enter the human body through ingestion and inhalation.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
“Guidance is really geared towards how you interrupt that ingestion exposure, so we’re talking about a high-risk group, our kids with developing brains, pregnant women,” Quick said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
"They face a variety of threats, including accidental capture in fishing gear, vessel strikes, ingestion of plastic debris, and degradation of nesting beaches and coastal habitat," said author Charles Muirhead.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2026
Flouting the rule against the ingestion of anything while inside a house, I take it, leaving an inch undrunk to avoid the awkwardness of a possible refill offer.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
