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Definition of ingest

ingest

/ɪnˈdʒɛst/
in · gest
Adjective:ingestive
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Past Simple:ingested
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Past Participle:ingested
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Present Participle:ingesting
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• verb

1

To take food, drink, or another substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it.

Example

"Marine animals often accidentally ingest microscopic plastic particles suspended in the ocean."

2

To absorb and process information, data, or knowledge (especially of a person or a computer system).

Example

"The analytics platform can ingest millions of raw data records per second from external sensors."

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• Rhymes for ingest

• Nearby Words

ingeniously
ingeniousness
ingenuity
ingest
ingestible
ingestion
inglorious

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the early 17th century from the Latin 'ingestus', the past participle of 'ingerere' ('to carry in' or 'to pour in'), formed from 'in-' ('into') and 'gerere' ('to carry').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Ingest. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/ingest
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