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   In·gest

   /inˈjest/

   

   verb

   • 1. take (food, drink, or another substance) into the body by swallowing or absorbing it: "lead will poison anyone if enough is ingested"
   • ▪ absorb (information): "he spent his days ingesting the contents of the library"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin ingest- ‘brought in’, from the verb ingerere, from in- ‘into’ + gerere ‘carry’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ingestive adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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