ingest

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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ingest

Verb

to take (food or liquid) into the body [Latin ingerere to put into]

ingestion n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	ingest - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" consume, have, take in, take hit - consume to excess; "hit the bottle" cannibalise, cannibalize - eat human flesh habituate, use - take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely" eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" drink, imbibe - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" booze, drink, fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night" partake, touch - consume; "She didn't touch her food all night" eat, feed - take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" replete, sate, satiate, fill - fill to satisfaction; "I am sated" sample, taste, try, try out - take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes" suck in, sop up, take up, take in - take up as if with a sponge smoke - inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?" do drugs, drug - use recreational drugs swallow, get down - pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" sup - take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon
	2.	ingest - take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" assimilate, absorb, take in larn, learn, acquire - gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate" imbibe - receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"