ingestion
The process of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink,…The process of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.
» He was sentenced to a lethal ingestion of carbs.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The process of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.
Ingestion
(broadly, countable, uncountable)The process of ingesting something into a jet engine or an instance.
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
(countable, uncountable)Any intake of a substance into an organism.
(countable, uncountable)Intake of data into a computer system.
Examples
2 sentencesHe was sentenced to a lethal ingestion of carbs.
If your face begins to puff up following ingestion of medicinal goods, call the emergency number straight away.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Latin ingestionem, accusative of ingestio (“a pouring in”), action noun of tBorrowed from Latin ingestionem, accusative of ingestio (“a pouring in”), action noun of the perfect passive participle of ingerere (“pour in”), from in- (“in, into”) + gero (“to carry, to bear”).
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Forms
plural: ingestions| Singular | ingestion |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating):consumptionintakeuptake
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable