ingest

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪn.dʒɛst/
• Homophone: in jest
• Rhymes: -ɛst

Etymology

From Latin ingerere (“to carry in”)

Verb

ingest (third-person singular simple present ingests, present participle ingesting, simple past and past participle ingested)

1. To take into the body, as for digestion.

Translations

to take into, or as into, the stomach or alimentary canal

Czech: strávit (cs) Finnish: niellä (fi) French: ingérer (fr) German: aufnehmen (de)

Ido: ingestar (io) Italian: ingerire (it) Spanish: ingerir (es)

Usage notes

• Often used in labelling of chemical products. Common phrase: "Do not ingest," meaning "Do not take in / Do not swallow."

Anagrams

• signet, tinges