Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ingest

/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: in-gest
IPA: /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take (a substance, e.g., food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.

Transitive verb

verb

To cause (an undesired object or fluid) to enter the engine, generally via the intake.

Transitive verb

verb

To bring or import into a system.

Transitive verb

noun

The process of importing data or other material into a system.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The plane's engine ingested a large bird and flamed out."
"While this might seem like more than enough computing power for these purposes, the same machine is also used to ingest, archive and distribute TRMM data to the user community."
"Film is a physical, photochemical medium that requires a significant transformation process for ingest into the electronic/digital domain of television."
"Material received by the BSF for ingest into storage, and the items being picked and refilled, are all processed in an ancillary hall next to the high-density storage area."

Etymology

From Latin ingerō (“to carry in”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

ingests (present, singular) ingesting (participle, present) ingested (participle, past) ingested (past)

Derived Forms

coingest ingestable ingester ingestible ingestive misingest noningested reingest uningested

Synonyms

consume discuss get outside ingest partake put away touch absorb assimilate take in

Homonyms

in jest

Antonyms

defecate regurgitate

Rhymes With

best west rest test request suggest guest arrest chest expressed dressed breast

Questions

How do you pronounce ingest?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst/.
What does ingest mean?: To take (a substance, e.g., food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.
Where does ingest come from?: From Latin ingerō (“to carry in”).

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