ingest

[US]/ɪnˈdʒest/
[UK]/ɪnˈdʒest/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. eat; swallow; take in (something)

Example Sentences

to ingest by phagocytosis

whales ingesting krill.

poisoning from ingesting botulin; affects the CNS.

he spent his days ingesting the contents of the library.

Choose tinsel or artificial icicles made of plastic or nonleaded metals. Leaded materials are hazardous if ingested by children.

We report an 82-year-old woman who intentionally ingested about 300 ml of camphorated oil and developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and mortality.

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