ingest

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: in=gest

CIDE DICTIONARY

ingest, v. t. [L. ingenium, p. p. of ingerere to put in; pref. in- in + gerere to bear.].

•  To take into, or as into, the stomach or alimentary canal.  Sir T. Browne.  [1913 Webster]
•  To take into the body by any means, as by inhalation, injection, absorption, as well as through the mouth.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ingest, v.tr.
1 take in (food etc.); eat.
2 absorb (facts, knowledge, etc.).

Derivative

ingestion n. ingestive adj.

Etymology

L ingerere ingest- (as IN-(2), gerere carry)

THESAURUS

ingest

ablate, absorb, assimilate, bleed white, burn up, consume, deplete, devour, digest, dispatch, dispose of, down, drain, drain of resources, drink, drink in, eat, eat up, engorge, engulf, erode, exhaust, expend, feed on, finish, finish off, get away with, get down, gobble, gobble up, gulp, gulp down, imbibe, impoverish, ingurgitate, meal, partake of, percolate in, put away, seep in, soak in, soak up, spend, squander, suck dry, surround, swallow, swallow up, swill, swill down, take, take down, take in, tuck in, use up, waste away, wear away, wolf down

ROGET THESAURUS

ingest

Reception

VB give entrance to, give admittance to, give the entree, introduce, intromit, usher, admit, receive, import, bring in, open the door to, throw in, ingest, absorb, imbibe, inhale, breathe in, let in, take in, suck in, draw in, readmit, resorb, reabsorb, snuff up, swallow, ingurgitate, engulf, engorge, gulp, eat, drink.