ingest

//ɪnˈdʒɛst//
C1Frequency Level 12Formal
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Verb

ingestInfinitive
ingestPresent tense
ingestedPast tense
ingestedPast participle
ingestingPresent participle
ingestsThird-person singular
1

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

It is important to ingest enough water every day to stay healthy.

2

To absorb or take in information, ideas, or data.

The system can ingest large amounts of data in real time.