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Definition of ingest verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

ingest

verb

NAmE//ɪnˈdʒɛst//

ingest something (technology)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they ingest

he / she / it ingests

past simple ingested

-ing form ingesting

to take food, drugs, etc. into your body, usually by swallowing Food is the major source of ingested bacteria.

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ingestion

NAmE//ɪnˈdʒɛstʃən//

noun [uncountable]See ingest in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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