Ingested: meaning, definitions and examples

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ingested

 

[ ษชnหˆdส’estษชd ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

medical

To take food, drugs, etc. into your body, usually by swallowing

Synonyms

consume, swallow, take in.

Examples of usage

  • He ingested a large amount of food at the party.
  • She accidentally ingested some cleaning fluid.
  • The medication is meant to be ingested with water.
Context #2 | Verb

figurative

To absorb and assimilate knowledge or information

Synonyms

absorb, assimilate, consume.

Examples of usage

  • She eagerly ingested all the information in the book.
  • He has a voracious appetite for ingesting new ideas.
  • The students were encouraged to ingest the material before the exam.

Translations

Translations of the word "ingested" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ingerido

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค–เคพเคฏเคพ เค—เคฏเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช eingenommen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ dicerna

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟะตั€ะตั‚ั€ะฐะฒะปะตะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ przyjฤ™ty

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆ‘‚ๅ–ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ingรฉrรฉ

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ingerido

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท yutulmuลŸ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์„ญ์ทจ๋œ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุฃุฎูˆุฐ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ pล™ijatรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ prijatรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ‘„ๅ–็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ prevzet

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ inntaka

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัั–าฃั–ั€ั–ะปะณะตะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ”แƒซแƒ”แƒœแƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ inqirid

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ingerido

Etymology

The word 'ingested' comes from the Latin word 'ingerere', meaning 'to carry in'. It has been used in the English language since the early 17th century.

See also: ingest, ingesting, ingestion, ingestive.

Word Frequency Rank

With rank #15,529, this word belongs to specialized vocabulary. While not common in everyday speech, it enriches your ability to express complex ideas.