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Definitions for Ingestion
[1] to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
[2] Aeronautics . to draw (foreign matter) into the inlet of a jet engine, often causing damage to the engine.
[3] to take (food or liquid) into the body
[4] (of a jet engine) to suck in (an object, a bird, etc)
Words related to Ingestion
ingestchug, swill, swig, drink, gulp, slug, quaff, guzzle
Words nearby Ingestion
ingestingenious, ingenuity, ingenuous, ingerland, ingersoll, ingest, ingesta, ingestant, ingestion, ingle, ingleborough
Origin of Ingestion
1610–20; < Latin ingestus past participle of ingerere to throw or pour into. See in-2, gest
Other words from Ingestion
in·gest·i·ble , adjective
in·ges·tion , noun
in·ges·tive , adjective
re·in·gest , verb (used with object)
un·in·gest·ed , adjective
un·in·ges·tive , adjective
in•gest′ (-jĕst′ ) v.
in•ges′ tive (-jĕs′ tĭv ) adj.
Word origin for Ingestion
C17: from Latin ingerere to put into, from in- ² + gerere to carry; see gest