Definition of ingest
transitive verb
: to take in for or as if for digestion
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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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Webb and his longtime musical pal, Harry Nilsson, had each ingested a large amount.
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Turns out the Just Shine Shimmer Powder from Justice Stores tested positive for asbestos, a fiber compound that's poisonous to humans when ingested...potentially deadly poisonous.
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Take a neural network that, for example, ingests the words of movie reviews and flags those that are positive.
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When ingested, the plant's sap can cause kidney and liver damage.
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Across a growing swath of North America, animals are dying from a wasting disease caused by a deformed protein they ingest called a prion.
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The doctors speculate that ingesting the bacteria-crammed capsules elevated the GBS levels in the mother’s intestines and/or on her skin.
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While 111 people ingested their aid-in-dying drugs, 191 prescriptions were actually written, meaning 80 prescriptions were not taken.
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These days, 1 in 8 Americans ingest or smoke marijuana, and the drug faces renewed scrutiny as more states wrestle with legalization.
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Origin and Etymology of ingest
Latin ingestus, past participle of ingerere to carry in, from in- + gerere to bear
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ingest
playDefinition of ingest for English Language Learners
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: to take (something, such as food) into your body : to swallow (something)
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ingest
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: to take in for or as if for digestion
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