ingested; ingesting; ingests
: to take in for or as if for digestion
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The drug is more easily ingested in pill form.
claims that the average person ingests considerably more calories than is necessary or desirable
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But importantly, few studies have looked at whether cannabis extract, ingested orally, could be genotoxic on its own.
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Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Wright’s resignation comes roughly a year after the agency came under the eye of Bay Area News Group, which launched an investigation into the agency following the death of Phoenix Castro, a 3-month-old infant who died from ingesting a lethal dose of fentanyl and methamphetamine in San Jose.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Rarely, excessive licking could be a sign of a medical condition known as pica, in which nonfood items are ingested.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Anyone can experience an opioid emergency, including small children who accidentally ingest the drugs.
—Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Wright’s resignation comes roughly a year after the agency came under the eye of Bay Area News Group, which launched an investigation into the agency following the death of Phoenix Castro, a 3-month-old infant who died from ingesting a lethal dose of fentanyl and methamphetamine in San Jose.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Rarely, excessive licking could be a sign of a medical condition known as pica, in which nonfood items are ingested.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Anyone can experience an opioid emergency, including small children who accidentally ingest the drugs.
—Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Ingest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingest. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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ingest
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in·gest
in-ˈjest 
: to take in for or as if for digestion
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