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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Hospital by first responders for treatment after allegedly ingesting an unknown amount of drugs.
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Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2024
What's more, at least one child has already died as a result of ingesting water beads.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 16 Aug. 2024
Bug reached the vet about 45 minutes after ingesting the poison.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
Loading your audio article A Connecticut woman ingested a fatal amount of antifreeze just hours before she was slated to be sentenced for killing her husband, officials said.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
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Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2024
What's more, at least one child has already died as a result of ingesting water beads.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 16 Aug. 2024
Bug reached the vet about 45 minutes after ingesting the poison.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
Loading your audio article A Connecticut woman ingested a fatal amount of antifreeze just hours before she was slated to be sentenced for killing her husband, officials said.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Ingest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingest. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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ingest
transitive verb
in·gest
in-ˈjest 
: to take in for or as if for digestion
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