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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Do call 911 immediately if your child or teen is struggling to or can’t breathe, is having a seizure, loses consciousness, is bleeding uncontrollably, sustained a serious burn, ingested something poisonous, or is witness to or the victim of a serious crime.
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Dr. Katherine Flynn-O'Brien, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Once ingested by fish, birds, or seals, these chemicals can bio-accumulate and travel up the food chain, including to humans.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
At the time, WDIV, citing police, reported that Hodges called the child's mother, Taylor Starks, 18, and claimed the 22-month-old, Kyrie, was suffering an allergic reaction after ingesting soap.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
This is not the only case of seniors dying after ingesting toxic fluids while in Bay Area assisted living facilities.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
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Dr. Katherine Flynn-O'Brien, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Once ingested by fish, birds, or seals, these chemicals can bio-accumulate and travel up the food chain, including to humans.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
At the time, WDIV, citing police, reported that Hodges called the child's mother, Taylor Starks, 18, and claimed the 22-month-old, Kyrie, was suffering an allergic reaction after ingesting soap.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
This is not the only case of seniors dying after ingesting toxic fluids while in Bay Area assisted living facilities.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Ingest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingest. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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in-ˈjest 
: to take in for or as if for digestion
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