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
"We make the hypothesis that the soil can bring micro-fungi and micro-organisms that could rebalance the micro-biome that has been disrupted by the ingestion of junk food," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
That capability opens the door to tracking the full life cycle of microplastics, from ingestion and internal transport to transformation and final breakdown.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2026
The bigger concern is ingestion, as the fog covers plants or open water cisterns, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2025
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
