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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If a cat ingests any part of a lily, its pollen or water, immediately contact a veterinarian or the Pet Poison Hotline.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
It's caused when infants ingest botulism bacteria that produce spores that germinate in the intestines, creating a toxin that affects the nervous system.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Death or serious injury can occur if ingested.
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Antarctica’s only native insect has begun ingesting microplastics, revealing how far human pollution has spread.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
It's caused when infants ingest botulism bacteria that produce spores that germinate in the intestines, creating a toxin that affects the nervous system.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Death or serious injury can occur if ingested.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Antarctica’s only native insect has begun ingesting microplastics, revealing how far human pollution has spread.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ingest
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“Ingest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingest. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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ingest
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in·gest
in-ˈjest 
: to take in for or as if for digestion
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