ingested; ingesting; ingests
: to take in for or as if for digestion
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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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People also should avoid feeding geese or ducks, and keep their pets out of the water, as animals tend to ingest it and have a higher risk of getting ill.
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Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2025
Going beyond static frameworks, institutions need adaptive models that ingest external signals, benchmark peers and track evolving regulations.
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The Wilmington Police Department stated that the juveniles were evaluated by medical personnel and did not ingest the substances.
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People can contract the bacteria by ingesting contaminated seafood or water or through an open wound.
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Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2025
Going beyond static frameworks, institutions need adaptive models that ingest external signals, benchmark peers and track evolving regulations.
—Nosa Omoigui, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The Wilmington Police Department stated that the juveniles were evaluated by medical personnel and did not ingest the substances.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
People can contract the bacteria by ingesting contaminated seafood or water or through an open wound.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Aug. 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 7 Sep. 2025.
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in-ˈjest 
: to take in for or as if for digestion
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