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[ in-jest ] / ɪnˈdʒɛst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ingest ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest). Aeronautics. to draw (foreign matter) into the inlet of a jet engine, often causing damage to the engine. Origin of ingestFirst recorded in 1610–20; from Latin ingestus, past participle of ingerere “to throw or pour into”; see in-2, gest OTHER WORDS FROM ingestin·gest·i·ble, adjectivein·ges·tion, nounin·ges·tive, adjectivere·in·gest, verb (used with object) un·in·gest·ed, adjectiveun·in·ges·tive, adjective Words nearby ingestingénue, ingenuity, ingenuous, Ingerland, Ingersoll, ingest, ingesta, ingestant, ingestion, ingle, Ingleborough Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ingestCholera and typhoid fever are transmitted when I ingest contaminated food or drink. The CDC Was Wrong About How to Stop Ebola|Kent Sepkowitz|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST As I fretted over whether it was safe for her ingest the body paint, she extolled its benefits. Naked on a New York Street—for Art|Emily Shire|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST So if you do get snake bite or ingest poison, the Bible says you should go see your priest. Bible Passages that Could Get You Killed|Candida Moss|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Paul also begins his book tour, planning a schedule with what drugs he will ingest “before twenty-two of his twenty-five events.” The Gpistolary Novel: Tao Lin’s ‘Taipei’|Emily Witt|June 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But still there are those who ingest the campaign message, that it takes a village to reelect a president. Are You There, Recipient? It’s Me, Barack|Allison Yarrow|April 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST "Almost us ingest too many last dark," Geck gave what Hanlon knew was a shamefaced laugh. Man of Many Minds|E. Everett Evans They are able to migrate readily from place to place and to ingest small bodies, as bacteria. A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd The skink of course lacks the ophidian capacity to ingest relatively enormous objects. Life History and Ecology of the Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus|Henry S. Fitch
British Dictionary definitions for ingest
verb (tr)to take (food or liquid) into the body (of a jet engine) to suck in (an object, a bird, etc) Derived forms of ingestingestible, adjectiveingestion, nouningestive, adjectiveWord Origin for ingestC17: from Latin ingerere to put into, from in- ² + gerere to carry; see gest Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ingestinhale, consume, absorb, drink, devour, eat, down, digest |