ingested; ingesting; ingests
: to take in for or as if for digestion
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Examples of ingest in a Sentence
The drug is more easily ingested in pill form.
claims that the average person ingests considerably more calories than is necessary or desirable
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These illnesses primarily occur when people ingest food or drink that has been contaminated with bacteria, viruses or parasites.
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Katia Hetter, CNN, 4 July 2024
The document — filed with the county Board of Supervisors, a required first step before a civil suit — claims that Justin’s siblings also had ingested fentanyl.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
The man went home, ingested the fentanyl and died almost instantly, court records showed.
—Samuel O’Neal, Idaho Statesman, 20 June 2024
Back at the compound, Jones instructed his followers to kill themselves by ingesting Valium, chloral hydrate, cyanide and Phenergan that was mixed into Flavor Aid, per Vox.
—Haley Van Horn, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
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Katia Hetter, CNN, 4 July 2024
The document — filed with the county Board of Supervisors, a required first step before a civil suit — claims that Justin’s siblings also had ingested fentanyl.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
The man went home, ingested the fentanyl and died almost instantly, court records showed.
—Samuel O’Neal, Idaho Statesman, 20 June 2024
Back at the compound, Jones instructed his followers to kill themselves by ingesting Valium, chloral hydrate, cyanide and Phenergan that was mixed into Flavor Aid, per Vox.
—Haley Van Horn, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
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“Ingest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingest. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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ingest
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in·gest
in-ˈjest 
: to take in for or as if for digestion
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