Definition of 'ingest'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense ingests
, present participle ingesting
, past tense, past participle ingested
verb
When animals or plants ingest a substance, they take it into themselves, for example by eating or absorbing it.
[technical]
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ingest in British English
verb (transitive)
1.
to take (food or liquid) into the body
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Derived forms
ingestible (inˈgestible) adjective
ingestion (inˈgestion)
noun
ingestive (inˈgestive)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from Latin ingerere to put into, from in-2 + gerere to carry; see gestWord Frequency
ingest in American English
verb transitive
to take (food, drugs, etc.) into the body, as by swallowing, inhaling, or absorbing
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Derived forms
ingestion (inˈgestion)
noun
ingestive (inˈgestive)
adjective
Word origin
< L ingestus, pp. of ingerere, to carry, put into < in-, into + gerere, to carry
Word Frequency
ingest in American English
(ɪnˈdʒest)
transitive verb
1.
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest)
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Derived forms
ingestible adjective
ingestion
noun
ingestive
adjective
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VERB /ɪnˈdʒɛst/
When animals or plants ingest a substance, they take it into themselves, by eating or absorbing it.
...side effects occurring in fish that ingest this substance.
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