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Word: Ingest
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Latin ingest- ‘brought in’, from the verb ingerere, from in- ‘into’ + gerere ‘carry’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈdʒɛst
Dialects: British English
Definition:
take (food, drink, or another substance) into the body by swallowing or absorbing it
Short Definition:take food, drink, or another substance into body by swallowing or absorbing it
Examples:- lead will poison anyone if enough is ingested
- they ingest oxygen from the air
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