ingest

verb

in·​gest in-ˈjest How to pronounce ingest (audio)
ingested; ingesting; ingests

transitive verb

: to take in for or as if for digestion
ingestible adjective
ingestive adjective

Examples of ingest in a Sentence

The drug is more easily ingested in pill form. claims that the average person ingests considerably more calories than is necessary or desirable
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Humans have been ingesting a slow-acting form of it for at least a few hundred, and perhaps thousands of years by boiling DMT-containing vines and leaves to make the psychoactive brew ayahuasca. Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024 Some Where to Watch data is now automatically ingested and displayed in the ESPN app and online, while other pieces are entered manually. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2024 To gain a competitive edge in today's ever-evolving world, enterprises are heavily investing to scale their computing and storage infrastructure to ingest, process and generate insights from data—their most valuable asset. Batul Bohara, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Call your veterinarian or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (888-426-4435) right away if your pet has ingested chocolate. Julia Lamont, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ingest 

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of ingest was in 1620

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Cite this Entry

“Ingest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingest. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

ingest

verb
in·​gest in-ˈjest How to pronounce ingest (audio)
: to take in for or as if for digestion
ingestion noun

Medical Definition

ingest

transitive verb
in·​gest in-ˈjest How to pronounce ingest (audio)
: to take in for or as if for digestion

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