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- pronunciation:
- ihn
jest
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
ingests, ingesting, ingested |
| definition: |
to take in to the body through the mouth.
You should not ingest more than six tablets of this medication per day.The amount of alcohol he had ingested was well over the legal limit for driving.- synonyms:
- drink
- similar words:
- eat, swallow, take
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| related words: |
absorb, assimilate, devour, touch |
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| derivations: |
ingestible (adj.), ingestive (adj.), ingestion (n.) |
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