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Webster 1913 Edition
Ingest
In-gest′
,Verb.
T.
[L.
ingenium
, p. p. of ingerere
to put in; pref. in-
in + gerere
to bear.] 1.
To take into, or as into, the stomach or alimentary canal.
Sir T. Browne.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ingest
INGEST'
,Verb.
T.
To throw into the stomach. [Little used.]
Definition 2024
ingest
ingest
English
Verb
ingest (third-person singular simple present ingests, present participle ingesting, simple past and past participle ingested)
Usage notes
- Often used in labelling of chemical products. Common phrase: "Do not ingest," meaning "Do not take in / Do not swallow."
Hyponyms
Translations
to take into, or as into, the stomach or alimentary canal