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    in·gest
    [inˈjest]
    verb
    ingest (verb) · ingests (third person present) · ingested (past tense) · ingested (past participle) · ingesting (present participle)
    1. take (food, drink, or another substance) into the body by swallowing or absorbing it:
      "lead will poison anyone if enough is ingested" · "they ingest oxygen from the air"
      • absorb (information):
        "he spent his days ingesting the contents of the library"
    Origin
    early 17th century: from Latin ingest- ‘brought in’, from the verb ingerere, from in- ‘into’ + gerere ‘carry’.
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    verb
    1. take (food, drink, or another substance) into the body by swallowing or absorbing it:
      eat
      consume
      take
      taste
      swallow
      devour
      shift
      bevvy
      inhale
      ingurgitate
      bib
      munch (on)
      partake of
      feast on
      gulp (down)
      gobble (down)
      wolf (down)
      scoff (down)
      tuck in/into
      breakfast (on)
      lunch (on)
      dine (on)
      have breakfast
      have lunch
      have dinner
      have tea
      have supper
      get stuck into
      gollop
      get one's laughing gear round
      scarf (down/up)
      snarf (down/up)
     
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    The term "ingest" means to take in food, liquid, or other substances into the body. merriam-webster.com 1 2 3 4

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    Ingest Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of INGEST is to take in for or as if for digestion.
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    INGEST Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
    Ingest means to take food or liquid into the body, or to draw foreign matter into a jet engine. Learn the origin, usage and related words of ingest from Dictionary.com.
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    Meaning of ingest in English - Cambridge Dictionary
    Ingest is a verb that means to eat or drink something, or to take food or liquid into the stomach. Learn how to use it in different contexts, with synonyms, related words, and tran…
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    ingest verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...
    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb ingest, which means to take food, drugs, etc. into your body by swallowing. See examples, synonyms and word origin.
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    Ingest - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

    When you ingest something, you swallow it or otherwise consume it. If you don't ingest enough iron, you'll feel tired and weak and you'll look pale. Trees ingest carbon dioxide, and humans ingest the oxygen that trees in turn produce.

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    Learn the meaning of ingest, a verb that means to take (food, drugs, etc.) into the body, as by swallowing, inhaling, or absorbing. See synonyms, sentences, and origin of ingest from Latin.

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