ingest

[ in-jest ]
/ ɪnˈdʒɛst /
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verb (used with object)

to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
Aeronautics. to draw (foreign matter) into the inlet of a jet engine, often causing damage to the engine.

Origin of ingest

1610–20; < Latin ingestus past participle of ingerere to throw or pour into. See in-2, gest

OTHER WORDS FROM ingest

Words nearby ingest

ingenious, ingenuity, ingenuous, ingerland, ingersoll, ingest, ingesta, ingestant, ingestion, ingle, ingleborough

Words related to ingestion

chug, swill, swig, drink, gulp, slug, quaff, guzzle

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British Dictionary definitions for ingestion

ingest
/ (ɪnˈdʒɛst) /

verb (tr)

to take (food or liquid) into the body
(of a jet engine) to suck in (an object, a bird, etc)

Derived forms of ingest

ingestible, adjective ingestion, noun ingestive, adjective

Word Origin for ingest

C17: from Latin ingerere to put into, from in- ² + gerere to carry; see gest

Medical definitions for ingestion

ingestion
[ ĭn-jĕs′chən ]

n.

The act of taking food and drink into the body by the mouth.
The taking in of particles by a phagocytic cell.

Other words from ingestion

in•gest′ (-jĕst′) v. in•ges′tive (-jĕs′tĭv) adj.