ingest

verb

in·​gest in-ˈjest How to pronounce ingest (audio)
ingested; ingesting; ingests

transitive verb

: to take in for or as if for digestion
ingestible adjective
ingestive 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
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The fact that babies and toddlers continue to die from ingesting fentanyl will likely come up in a meeting next month. Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025 Players, coaches and staff have ingested all sorts of food and drink out of the Cup over the years. Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025 The company also bought some hard copy books and scanned them before ingesting them into its model. Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025 Addictive drugs like cocaine launch a cycle of seeking and ingesting the drug. Noah Lyons, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ingest

Word History

Etymology

Latin ingestus, past participle of ingerere to carry in, from in- + gerere to bear

First Known Use

1620, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ingest was in 1620

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“Ingest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingest. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

ingest

verb
in·​gest in-ˈjest How to pronounce ingest (audio)
: to take in for or as if for digestion
ingestion noun

Medical Definition

ingest

transitive verb
in·​gest in-ˈjest How to pronounce ingest (audio)
: to take in for or as if for digestion

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