Ingest Definition

ĭn-jĕst
ingested, ingesting, ingests
verb
ingested, ingesting, ingests
To take (food, drugs, etc.) into the body, as by swallowing, inhaling, or absorbing.
Webster's New World
To take in and absorb as food.
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Origin of Ingest

  • Latin ingerere ingest- in- in in–2 gerere to carry

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin ingerere (“to carry in”)

    From Wiktionary

Ingest Sentence Examples

  • Anybody with a varied diet will anyway ingest adequate fluoride.

  • Many consumers want everything they ingest or place on their bodies to be certified organic, and this includes the herbs used to produce remedies for a variety of ailments.

  • Raw foods help your body to eliminate toxins that cause disease from the cooked food you ingest.

  • I know my hands will touch his food eventually, which he'll ingest.

  • Remember to only ingest products that are FDA approved, and do your homework by reading up on what you are putting into your body before you actually do so.

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