Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for ingest. Search instead for igyengesd.
Definitions

ingest

[in-jest] / ɪnˈdʒɛst /
VERB
swallow
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

It found that balloons were 32 times more likely to result in death than when birds ingest hard plastic.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

They’d ingest all of your financial information into their software and would have checklists to make sure they got all the relevant information.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

Nanoplastics are already a concern because people may ingest them directly, but new research points to another possible danger.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

I don’t think it’s great if you accidentally ingest one of them.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

Like some members of the reptile family, dwarf males can unhinge their jaws, allowing them to ingest several pounds of earth a second.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Everlab’s platform ingests and organizes documents and data from doctors, specialists and pathologists, compiling patient records that it augments with real-time data from users’ existing wearable devices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

All of the carbon in the trees and twigs the machine ingests ends up in the ground — not back in the air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025

If a condor ingests too much shiny stuff and the digestive blockage grows too big, it dies.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

But there are other risk factors for TCE exposure, which occurs when a person breathes, ingests or touches the chemical.

From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2023

One ingests a horse-doctor's dose of words, but fails to acquire any illumination.

From A Book of Prefaces by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken

Microfibers can be ingested through food or water but also inhaled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

But fallen ash still poses major health risks if ingested or inhaled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

"However, the container which fell was left behind and it got ingested into the No. 2 engine of the aircraft," Air India added.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026

Once ingested, the coating dissolves, releasing both the medication and the antenna.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 13, 2026

Sookie reached for Mr. Patterson’s drink, took a sip, and made a face like he had ingested a mouthful of motor oil.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

A 2019 study by the University of Tasmania, published in Scientific Reports, found balloons were "the highest-risk plastic debris item" for seabirds, carrying a mortality risk 32 times higher than ingesting hard plastics.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

Last month it was reported a dog died after ingesting algae at Coniston Water.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Much depends on what’s raising your body temperature in the first place — if you have a fever due to an infection, for example, see a doctor rather than ingesting peppermint.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

It’s a position that has put Palantir at odds with leading AI labs, whom Karp has characterized as looking to “colonize” their customers by ingesting their business intelligence and proprietary data.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

We bite into them together, as if ingesting an enemy’s secret poison.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




Vocabulary lists containing ingest


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com