ingest
verb
in·gest in-ˈjest 
ingested; ingesting; ingests
transitive verb
: to take in for or as if for digestion
ingestible
in-ˈje-stə-bəl
adjective ingestive
in-ˈje-stiv
adjective 
Synonyms
- consume
- eat
- partake (of)
- put away
- put down
- tuck (away or in)
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Example Sentences
The drug is more easily ingested in pill form. claims that the average person ingests considerably more calories than is necessary or desirable
Recent Examples on the Web Animals can be attracted to bright colors of deflated balloons, ingest them as well as strings, and suffer injury or death. 
Annie Lane, oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2022 Animals can be attracted to bright colors of deflated balloons, ingest them as well as strings, and suffer injury or death. Annie Lane, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022 Using the best technologies to ingest and provide understanding will become a crucial differentiator. Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 Attribution [00:03:00] that people ingest about a credit card sized amount of plastics every week. Staff Reports, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2022 Companies that rely on data lakes or warehouses to ingest, transform and create meaningful results will be beaten to the punch by enterprises that take a real-time approach—with a real-time data architecture—to Web3. Chet Kapoor, Forbes, 3 June 2022 Traditional monitoring is no longer enough; security teams need to analyze and ingest data from a wide range of sources, across all types of environments in order to detect the where and why of security events. Forbes, 1 June 2022 But for the discriminating information-technology expert, whose professional value rests on the ability to ingest and distill information from a range of sources, these books deserve space alongside the lounge chair and laptop. Thomas Loftus, WSJ, 21 July 2022 Software may well be eating the world, but there are some things in the physical world that aren't so easy to ingest. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 17 May 2022 See More
Annie Lane, oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2022 Animals can be attracted to bright colors of deflated balloons, ingest them as well as strings, and suffer injury or death. Annie Lane, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022 Using the best technologies to ingest and provide understanding will become a crucial differentiator. Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 Attribution [00:03:00] that people ingest about a credit card sized amount of plastics every week. Staff Reports, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2022 Companies that rely on data lakes or warehouses to ingest, transform and create meaningful results will be beaten to the punch by enterprises that take a real-time approach—with a real-time data architecture—to Web3. Chet Kapoor, Forbes, 3 June 2022 Traditional monitoring is no longer enough; security teams need to analyze and ingest data from a wide range of sources, across all types of environments in order to detect the where and why of security events. Forbes, 1 June 2022 But for the discriminating information-technology expert, whose professional value rests on the ability to ingest and distill information from a range of sources, these books deserve space alongside the lounge chair and laptop. Thomas Loftus, WSJ, 21 July 2022 Software may well be eating the world, but there are some things in the physical world that aren't so easy to ingest. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 17 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin ingestus, past participle of ingerere to carry in, from in- + gerere to bear
First Known Use
1620, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
ingest
transitive verb
in·gest in-ˈjest
: to take in for or as if for digestion
ingesting
verb
1
as in consuming
to take in as food claims that the average person ingests considerably more calories than is necessary or desirable Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- consuming
- eating
- devouring
- chewing
- licking
- swallowing
- digesting
- gulping
- putting away
- downing
- tasting
- tucking (away or in)
- wolfing
- swilling
- savoring
- partaking (of)
- putting down
- gorging
- scoffing
- slopping
- relishing
- munching
- gumming
- supping
- dining
- lapping
- feasting
- savouring
- noshing
- snacking
- lunching
- breakfasting
- bolting
- regaling
- gormandizing
- pigging out
- banqueting
- dispatching
- polishing off
- gobbling (up or down)
- nursing
- snarfing (down)
- picking (at)
- mouthing (down)
- chowing (down on)
- glutting (on)
- faring
- gnawing (at or on)
- nibbling (on)
2
as in swallowing
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat ingested the foul-tasting medicine with only the greatest difficulty Synonyms & Similar Words
- swallowing
- sipping
- drinking
- chewing
- eating
- consuming
- downing
- licking
- imbibing
- gulping
- getting down
- guzzling
- devouring
- supping
- munching
- scarfing
- wolfing
- knocking back
- scoffing
- ruminating
- gorging
- finishing
- ingurgitating
- gobbling (up or down)
- lapping
- putting away
- polishing off
- bolting
- mouthing (down)
- dispatching
- pecking (at)
- gnawing (at or on)
- nibbling (on)