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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Cats can become infected by ingesting raw meat or prey that carries the parasite.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
If a kissing bug ingests blood from an animal infected with the parasite, then the bug can also become infected with it.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Research performed on rats found that when TPO was ingested, reproductive difficulties and negative effects on the endocrine (hormonal) systems followed.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
The little suckers will ingest this and die.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
If a kissing bug ingests blood from an animal infected with the parasite, then the bug can also become infected with it.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Research performed on rats found that when TPO was ingested, reproductive difficulties and negative effects on the endocrine (hormonal) systems followed.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
The little suckers will ingest this and die.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
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 18 Sep. 2025.
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in-ˈjest 
: to take in for or as if for digestion
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