ingest
verb [T] /ɪnˈdʒest/ specializedDefinition
› to eat or drink something: The chemicals can be poisonous if ingested.EatingBiting, chewing and swallowingDrinking ingestion /-ˈdʒes.tʃən/ noun [U] EatingBiting, chewing and swallowingDrinking
(Definition of ingest verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Drinking, but you might be interested in these topics from the Drink topic area:
Browse the Thesaurus
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- consumption noun (USE)
- drank verb
- drink (sth) up phrasal verb
- drink verb (LIQUID)
- drinker noun (LIQUID)
- drinking fountain noun
- drinking water noun
- drunk verb
- imbibe verb
- kill verb (FINISH)
- partake verb (EAT/DRINK)
- partook
- put sth back phrasal verb (DRINK)
- quaff verb
- sample verb (SMALL AMOUNT)
- sip verb
- swill verb (DRINK)
- taste verb (FOOD/DRINK)
- wash sth down phrasal verb (EAT)
- water fountain noun
Topic:
Drinking
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Word of the Day
be under a cloud
to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
