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ingest

[ in-jest ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to take, as food, into the body ( egest ).
  2. Aeronautics. to draw (foreign matter) into the inlet of a jet engine, often causing damage to the engine.


ingest

/ ɪˈɛ /

verb

  1. to take (food or liquid) into the body
  2. (of a jet engine) to suck in (an object, a bird, etc)
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپ, adjective
  • ˈپDz, noun
  • ˈپ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ·i· adjective
  • ·tDz noun
  • ·t adjective
  • i· verb (used with object)
  • ܲi·Ļ adjective
  • un·t adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ingest1

First recorded in 1610–20; from Latin ingestus, past participle of ingerere “to throw or pour into”; in- 2, gest
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ingest1

C17: from Latin ingerere to put into, from in- ² + gerere to carry; see gest
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"The first time I went there and I ingest this stuff, my heart's going a million miles an hour," he says.

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Specifically, when ingested, the toxin targets the electrolyte pumps in the wall of the heart called the sodium potassium ATPase pump.

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“Manufacturers who use FD&C Red No. 3 in food and ingested drugs will have until January 15, 2027, or January 18, 2028, respectively, to reformulate their products,” the FDA said in a statement.

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Justify, along with six other horses among five trainers, tested positive for jimson weed, which it was believed the horses ingested in their feed.

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“Justin’s death was tragic. No one knows how he ingested the fentanyl. Whether it rises to the level of murder will be determined in due course,” Evans said.

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