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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
Recent Examples of ingest from the Web
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The invasive poison hemlock is most potent when ingested but can also be absorbed through the skin or inhaled.
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Cysticercosis can be very dangerous: When a person ingests these eggs, the larvae can invade the intestinal wall and travel to your organs.
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When ingested together in this one pill, the two drugs act synergistically and tackle different problems associated with thinning hair.
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Pets are being treated in greater numbers for ingesting marijuana, a U.S. veterinary association says.
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Keep in mind, though, that a typical serving of food has less than 0.5 g of MSG, so consuming three grams without food is unlikely, which is why this doesn’t give a lot of useful information about the actual safety of ingesting MSG.
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Officials in particular want to prevent guests from ingesting E. coli bacteria, which is more likely to happen when people swim in the water.
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In April, the United Kingdom, which is leaving the European Union, proposed a law to ban plastic straws, cotton swabs and drink stirrers, citing studies that more than 100,000 sea mammals die from ingesting plastic waste each year.
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The Tosa bakery and restaurant made Tide Pod doughnuts as an alternative to ingesting actual Tide Pods.
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Origin and Etymology of ingest
Latin ingestus, past participle of ingerere to carry in, from in- + gerere to bear
ingest Synonyms
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;
INGEST Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of ingest for English Language Learners
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: to take (something, such as food) into your body : to swallow (something)
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of ingest
: to take in for or as if for digestion
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