[ US /ˌɪnˈdʒɛst/ ]
[ UK /ɪnd‍ʒˈɛst/ ]
VERB
  1. take up mentally
    he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe
  2. serve oneself to, or consume regularly
    I don't take sugar in my coffee
    Have another bowl of chicken soup!
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How To Use ingest In A Sentence

  • Activated charcoal does not effectively adsorb hydrocarbons, and, in the absence of coingestants, has no role in therapy. Hydrocarbon Ingestion
  • The pills—containing inexpensive potassium iodide, which is the substance used to iodize common table salt—can prevent thyroid cancer by saturating the thyroid gland with a harmless type of iodine, keeping it from absorbing radioactive iodine that might be inhaled or ingested after a radiation release. Quake Renews Call to Enforce Pill Law
  • You've probably ingested large quantities of it yourself, if you've ever eaten vegetables straight out of a garden without washing them thoroughly, or if you've ever eaten unfiltered honey.
  • The normal gallbladder (without stones) becomes opacified after the ingestion of iodinated contrast tablets.
  • The mouth is typically the only opening to the digestive tract, they use the same opening to both ingest food and egest waste. Platyhelminthes
  • Gastric acid is the primary barrier against orally ingested enteric pathogens, and a major regulator of small bowel flora.
  • I believe this is in retaliation for all the nescient liturgical nonsense that I've been trying to ingest the past few days. Chewing on clouds
  • Occasionally, the ingestion of black licorice, lead, iron supplements, or blueberries can cause black stool and false melena.
  • Litter poses a threat to dolphins, whales, turtles and seabirds by entanglement in and ingestion of plastics.
  • In fact, some 'loads' abusers have ingested up to 12 grams of glutethimide and greater than 2.5 grams of codeine (often in combination with acetaminophen or aspirin) on adaily basis. 5 Complications from chronic abuse should also be considered. Loads
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