ingested; ingesting; ingests
: to take in for or as if for digestion
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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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This plant is toxic to animals and humans if ingested raw or in large amounts.
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Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2024
Species of this planet are ingesting plastic in one form or another while plastic industry commercials stress the importance of their products.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
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Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2024
Species of this planet are ingesting plastic in one form or another while plastic industry commercials stress the importance of their products.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
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 10 May. 2024.
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ingest
transitive verb
in·gest
in-ˈjest 
: to take in for or as if for digestion
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