ingested; ingesting; ingests
: to take in for or as if for digestion
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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If a cane toad enters a bowl of pet food or water, their toxins will contaminate it, and pets can ingest the poison that way.
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Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
The county recorder's office is one of the primary data sources that data brokers ingest.
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This plant is toxic, and the seeds contain alkaloid compounds that can be deadly if ingested.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
Just last week, a 16-year-old carriage horse in Central Park named Deniz died after ingesting a poisonous plant.
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Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
The county recorder's office is one of the primary data sources that data brokers ingest.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
This plant is toxic, and the seeds contain alkaloid compounds that can be deadly if ingested.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
Just last week, a 16-year-old carriage horse in Central Park named Deniz died after ingesting a poisonous plant.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 19 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for ingest
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“Ingest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingest. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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in·gest
in-ˈjest 
: to take in for or as if for digestion
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