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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That means that any kind of far side observing platform, especially the kinds that will ingest truly massive amounts of data such as these proposals, would need to make one of two choices.
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ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
However, the systems are only as safe and accurate as their programming, sensors and information ingested about the roads and environment on which the vehicles are traveling.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Toxic plants, including peace lilies and pothos, can be harmful if ingested by pets.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Current and former members of that team told Forbes that Google engineers had been working on tools that could ingest court orders, subpoenas and other official requests, before going to find the relevant data for an LIS member to review.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
However, the systems are only as safe and accurate as their programming, sensors and information ingested about the roads and environment on which the vehicles are traveling.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Toxic plants, including peace lilies and pothos, can be harmful if ingested by pets.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Current and former members of that team told Forbes that Google engineers had been working on tools that could ingest court orders, subpoenas and other official requests, before going to find the relevant data for an LIS member to review.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Ingest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingest. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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in-ˈjest 
: to take in for or as if for digestion
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