ingest

verb

in-ˈjest How to pronounce ingest (audio)
Definition of ingestnext
1
as in to consume
to take in as food claims that the average person ingests considerably more calories than is necessary or desirable

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2
as in to swallow
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat ingested the foul-tasting medicine with only the greatest difficulty

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Recent Examples of ingest For fans observing, there’s really only the sights and sounds of the game projected on massive screens to ingest. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025 Landers like Firefly's Blue Ghost operate autonomously, ingesting cues from lasers or cameras to guide themselves toward a smooth landing. — Kristin Shaw, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025 Teens and parents need to know the dangers of these products before ingesting any of them. — Jazmin Towe, Parents, 27 Feb. 2025 Once ingested, the toxin can cause severe symptoms and even death. — Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ingest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingest
  1. consume
  2. swallow
  3. eat
  4. sip
  5. drink
  6. chew
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  • While food safety recalls often focus on bacterial contamination, broken glass presents an immediate physical hazard that can result in cuts or injuries before the product is even consumed.
    — Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
  • One study conducted at Henry Ford Health’s Sleep Disorders and Research Center found that participants who drank a high dose of alcohol before bed initially slept longer than those who consumed a low dose or none.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of consume
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  • The hardest part of this to swallow is that women—mostly civilians—are the ones falling deepest down this rabbit hole, being convinced by TikTok to turn on one of their own.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Almost $50 million of that was provided to resettle all the residents of Isle de Jean Charles as rising sea levels threatened to swallow the area.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of swallow
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  • In fact, a recent survey showed that 36% of Chick-fil-A dinner customers take their meal to go from restaurants to eat at home.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 July 2017
  • The casual restaurant and bar also offers an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet at 8 a.m. Sundays.
    — Vickie Snow Jurkowski, Daily Southtown, 19 July 2017
Definition of eat
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  • Another post showed Perez wearing a paper crown and sipping a slushy.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Or, simply spend your day lounging on the beach, swimming, snacking, and sipping cocktails until the sun dips below the horizon.
    — Rana Good, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of sip
Verb
  • For example, the Mayo Clinic still recommends drinking cranberry juice as a way to prevent UTIs, while the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases doesn’t.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Peterson has almost nothing in common with, say, Dave Portnoy, another mascot of the bro-sphere, who mostly just wants to be left alone to eat pizza and drink beer by the pool.
    — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of drink
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  • Young dogs and puppies are especially notorious for their curiosity and tendency to chew on anything in sight.
    — Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Help your gut out by chewing your food properly, especially raw vegetables, which take a bit more effort for our bodies to digest.
    — Georgia Day, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
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