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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·gest ETYMOLOGY Latin ingestus, past participle of ingerere to carry in, from in- + gerere to bear DATE 1620 : to take in for or as if for digestion English Etymology ingest 1617, from L. ingestus, pp. of ingerere "to carry into, put into," from in- "into" + gerere "to carry." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ingest in·gest / in5dVest / verb[VN] (technical 术语) to take food, drugs, etc. into your body, usually by swallowing 摄入；食入；咽下 • in·gest·ion noun [U] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb Synonyms: EAT 1, consume, devour, feed (on), meal, partake (of), takeWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·gest \ə̇nˈjėst\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin ingestus, past participle of ingerere to carry in, press upon, from in- in- (II) + gerere to bear, wage, cherish — more at cast 1. : to take in for digestion (as into the stomach) 2. : to take in : swallow , absorb < for a country of forty-seven million, ingesting twelve million visitors … is a big swallow — Robert Shaplen > < trying to ingest the ideas of philosophers > Synonyms: see eat |
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