ingest

UK: /ɪnˈdʒɛst/ US: /ɪnˈdʒɛst/ ,(in jest′)

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in•gest /ɪnˈdʒɛst/   v. [~ + object]

1. to take into the body, as food or liquid:
   ingested a rich, heavy meal.

in•ges•tion /ɪnˈdʒɛstʃən/  n. [uncountable] See -gest-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•gest  (in jest′), v.t. 

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

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

in•gest′i•ble, adj. 
in•ges′tion, n. 
in•ges′tive, adj. 

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ingest / ɪnˈdʒɛst/ verb (transitive)

1. to take (food or liquid) into the body

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ingerere to put into, from in-² + gerere to carry; see gest

inˈgestible adjective

inˈgestion noun

inˈgestive adjective