Definitions for ingest
ɪnˈdʒɛstin·gest

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. consume, ingest, take in, take, haveverb

   serve oneself to, or consume regularly

   "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

2. absorb, assimilate, ingest, take inverb

   take up mentally

   "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"

GCIDERate this definition:2.5 / 4 votes

1. Ingestverb

   To take into the body by any means, as by inhalation, injection, absorption, as well as through the mouth.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ingestverb

   To take into the body, as for digestion.

2. Etymology: From ingerere

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To INGESTverb

   To throw into the stomach.

   Etymology: ingestus, Lat.

   Nor will we affirm that iron, ingested, receiveth in the belly of the osteridge no alteration. Thomas Browne, Vulg. Errours.

   Some the long funnel's curious mouth extend,
   Through which ingested meats with ease descend. Richard Blackmore.

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1. ingest

   Ingest means to consume or take in a substance, typically food or drink, into the body through the mouth. It can also refer to the absorption and processing of information or data.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ingestverb

   to take into, or as into, the stomach or alimentary canal

2. Etymology: [L. ingenium, p. p. of ingerere to put in; pref. in- in + gerere to bear.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ingest

   in-jest′, v.t. to throw into the stomach.—n.pl. Ingest′a, substances introduced into an organic body.—n. Ingest′ion:—opp. to Egestion.

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Anagrams for ingest »

1. signet

2. tinges

3. stinge

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ingest in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ingest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of ingest in a Sentence

1. Paul Dawson:

   Staph is found on the hands and can cause food-borne infection by producing a toxin outside the body. Then you can ingest the toxin and get sick.

2. Jeremy Unruh:

   I dont think anybody is more out in front of this than the cannabis industry right now, we agree that rules, regulations, and protocols should be robust enough to discourageor remove the opportunity for minors to unintentionally ingest these products.

3. Riana Elyse Anderson:

   We have agency over what we ingest. These videos never help us to understand why this would happen.

4. Lindsey Scott:

   We are seeing contracts in New York get cancelled, the hospitals in New York hired a ton of travelers as the crisis started to ramp up, and then either had more nurses than they needed, or in some cases, more than they could ingest into the system.

5. Luke Bronin:

   Please, if you are a parent, have that tough conversation with your child tonight, that if anybody offers, suggests, that they experiment with or ingest some substance that they think is a drug, or they don't' know what it is, don't do it. Stay a mile away and for God's sake, please report it so that we can try to protect your child, their friends, and every kid.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ingest
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=ingest
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ingest
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ingest
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingest
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ingest
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=ingest