ingest
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transitive verb \in-ˈjest\Definition of INGEST
: to take in for or as if for digestion
— in·gest·ible \-ˈjes-tə-bəl\ adjective
— in·ges·tion \-ˈjes-chən, -ˈjesh-\ noun
— in·ges·tive \-ˈjes-tiv\ adjective
Examples of INGEST
- The drug is more easily ingested in pill form.
- <claims that the average person ingests considerably more calories than is necessary or desirable>
Origin of INGEST
Latin ingestus, past participle of ingerere to carry in, from in- + gerere to bear
First Known Use: 1620
Related to INGEST
- Synonyms
- consume, eat, partake (of), put away, put down, tuck (away or in)
Rhymes with INGEST
abreast, abscessed, appressed, armrest, arrest, at best, at rest, attest, backrest, beau geste, bed rest, behest, bequest, blood test, congest, conquest, contest, crow's nest, depressed, detest, devest, digest, distressed, divest, egest, eighth rest, field-test, flight-test, footrest, gabfest, half rest, hard-pressed, headrest, high-test, hillcrest, hope chest, houseguest, imprest, incest, infest, inquest, interest, invest, Key West, lovefest, love nest, Mae West, mare's nest, Midwest, molest, northwest, patch test, posttest, pretest, professed, protest, redbreast, repressed, request, revest, road test, scratch test, screen test, sea chest, skin test, slop chest, slugfest, southwest, spot test, steam chest, stress test, suggest, Trieste, t-test, unblessed, undressed, unrest, unstressed, war chest, whole rest, Wild West
in·gest
transitive verb \in-ˈjest\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of INGEST
: to take in for or as if for digestion
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