Ingest Meaning, Usage, and Examples

Meaning 1：take in (ingest)

ingest 🔊

/ɪnˈdʒest/

vt.

To take food or medicine into your body by swallowing it.

take in 🔊

➕

/teɪk ɪn/

vt.

To take something, such as food, drink, or medicine, into the body by swallowing.

📁 Category：Diet & Health 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'ingerere' (in- 'into' + gerere 'to carry').

💡 Mnemonic

In-gest: Think 'in' + 'gest' like 'gesture' – you gesture food into your mouth.

📖 Example

After the surgery, the patient was advised to ingest only liquid foods for a few days. 🔊 After the surgery, the patient was advised to ingest only liquid foods for a few days.

🔗 Collocations

ingest food – to take food into the body

ingest medication – to swallow a medical substance

ingest nutrients – to absorb essential substances from food

🔄 Synonyms

consume (v.) – To eat or drink something

swallow (v.) – To cause food or drink to pass down the throat

eat (v.) – To put food into the mouth and swallow it

🚫 Antonyms

excrete (v.) – To eliminate waste matter from the body

vomit (v.) – To eject stomach contents through the mouth

expel (v.) – To force something out of the body

🌱 Derivatives

ingestion (n.) – The act of taking food or medicine into the body

ingestible (adj.) – Capable of being taken into the body

ingestive (adj.) – Relating to the process of taking in substances

📖 Cultural Story

The word entered English in the 17th century from Latin 'ingerere', originally meaning 'to carry in'. It is frequently used in medical contexts to describe the intake of substances.