ingest

ingest
Synonyms and related words:
ablate, absorb, assimilate, bleed white, burn up, consume, deplete, devour, digest, dispatch, dispose of, down, drain, drain of resources, drink, drink in, eat, eat up, engorge, engulf, erode, exhaust, expend, feed on, finish, finish off, get away with, get down, gobble, gobble up, gulp, gulp down, imbibe, impoverish, ingurgitate, meal, partake of, percolate in, put away, seep in, soak in, soak up, spend, squander, suck dry, surround, swallow, swallow up, swill, swill down, take, take down, take in, tuck in, use up, waste away, wear away, wolf down

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  • Ingest — In*gest , v. t. [L. ingenium, p. p. of ingerere to put in; pref. in in + gerere to bear.] 1. To take into, or as into, the stomach or alimentary canal. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. To take into the body by any means, as by inhalation,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ingest — (v.) 1610s, from L. ingestus, pp. of ingerere to throw in, pour in, heap upon, from in into (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + gerere to carry, of unknown origin. Related: Ingested; ingesting …   Etymology dictionary

  • ingest — *eat, swallow, devour, consume Analogous words: introduce, insert: *receive, take, accept …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • ingest — [v] swallow absorb, consume, devour, digest, down, drink, eat, inhale; concept 169 …   New thesaurus

  • ingest — ► VERB ▪ take (food or drink) into the body by swallowing or absorbing it. DERIVATIVES ingestion noun ingestive adjective. ORIGIN Latin ingerere bring in …   English terms dictionary

  • ingest — [in jest′] vt. [< L ingestus, pp. of ingerere, to carry, put into < in , into + gerere, to carry] to take (food, drugs, etc.) into the body, as by swallowing, inhaling, or absorbing ingestion n. ingestive adj …   English World dictionary

  • ingest — [[t]ɪnʤe̱st[/t]] ingests, ingesting, ingested VERB When animals or plants ingest a substance, they take it into themselves, for example by eating or absorbing it. [TECHNICAL] [V n] When we ingest a mineral it must be combined with an amino acid… …   English dictionary

  • ingest — UK [ɪnˈdʒest] / US verb [transitive] Word forms ingest : present tense I/you/we/they ingest he/she/it ingests present participle ingesting past tense ingested past participle ingested biology to take food or drink into the body Derived word:… …   English dictionary

  • ingest — verb Ingest is used with these nouns as the object: ↑calorie …   Collocations dictionary

  • ingest — verb take (a substance) into the body by swallowing or absorbing it. Derivatives ingestion noun ingestive adjective Origin C17: from L. ingest , ingerere bring in …   English new terms dictionary

  • ingest — v.tr. 1 take in (food etc.); eat. 2 absorb (facts, knowledge, etc.). Derivatives: ingestion n. ingestive adj. Etymology: L ingerere ingest (as IN (2), gerere carry) …   Useful english dictionary

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