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| in·gest [ in jést ] (past and past participle in·gest·ed, present participle in·gest·ing, 3rd person present singular in·gests) |
transitive verb |
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absorb something into body: to take food, liquid, or some other substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin ingest-, past participle of ingerere "carry in" < gerere "carry"] |
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  in·ges·tion noun |
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