ingest

in·gest

verb \in-ˈjest\

Definition of INGEST

transitive verb

: 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

1. The drug is more easily ingested in pill form.
2. <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)

Related Words: digest, down, mouth (down), swallow; bolt, chow (down on), devour, glut (on), gobble (up or down), gorge, gulp, scoff, slop, snarf (down), swill, wolf; chew, gnaw (at or on), gum, lap, lick, nibble (on), nurse, pick (at); relish, savor (also savour), taste; banquet, dine, fare, feast, gormandize, pig out, regale; dispatch, polish off; breakfast, lunch, sup; munch, nosh, snack

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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