ingest

verb

in·gest in-ˈjest

ingested; ingesting; ingests

Synonyms of ingest next

transitive verb

: to take in for or as if for digestion

ingestible

in-ˈje-stə-bəl

adjective

ingestive

in-ˈje-stiv

adjective

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 on the Web Cats claw on wood and ingest scratchings when cleaning their paws. —

Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2023 Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones attributed the rise to young people who were mistakenly ingesting fentanyl by taking counterfeit pills believed to be Percocet, Xanax or another drug. —

Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023 The most wonderful time of the year can quickly turn into a nightmare if your dog or cat ingests a houseplant that's toxic to pets. —

Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2023 Nursing pillows, loungers and rockers have also been associated with suffocation in infants, while water beads and coin or button batteries can be life-threatening if kids ingest them. —

Aria Bendix, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2023 Dan ingested all that and the basement really is sort of the epicenter of all those ideas. Stream new episodes of Goosebumps every Friday on Disney+ and Hulu. —

Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023 Thus, once a way is found to license creative work ingested by AI, presumably the road will be clear for such songs to be commercially available in a way that does not violate copyright. —

Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Oct. 2023 Only use essential oils externally (never ingest them). —

Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 13 Oct. 2023 This has been observed under scientific testing conditions too, as one study found that ingesting caffeine from 30 minutes to up-to 4 hours before a meal reduced energy intake [11]. —

Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023 See More

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