Ingestion

in·gest  (n-jst)

tr.v. in·gest·ed, in·gest·ing, in·gests

1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption. See Synonyms at eat.

2. To take in and absorb as food: "Marine ciliates ... can be observed ... ingesting other single-celled creatures and harvesting their chloroplasts" Carol Kaesuk Yoon.

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[Latin ingerere, ingest- : in-, in; see in-² + gerere, to carry.]

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in·gesti·ble adj.

in·gestion n.

in·gestive adj.

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Noun

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ingestion - the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) consumption, intake, uptake eating, feeding - the act of consuming food deglutition, swallow, drink - the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" suck, sucking, suction - the act of sucking drinking, imbibing, imbibition - the act of consuming liquids bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"