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ingest
v.
take into the body, take in via the mouth, consume (as in food); absorb, take in
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Ingestion
Ingestion is the consumption of a substance by an organism. In animals, it normally is accomplished by taking in the substance through the mouth into the gastrointestinal tract, such as through eating or drinking. In single-celled organisms, ingestion can take place through taking the substance through the cell membrane.
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ingest
Verb
1. serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
(synonym) consume, take in, take, have
(hyponym) hit
(derivation) consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
2. take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
(synonym) absorb, assimilate, take in
(hypernym) learn, larn, acquire
(hyponym) imbibe
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ingest
v.
požít; spolknout
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Ingest
(v. t.)
To take into, or as into, the stomach or alimentary canal.
To take into, or as into, the stomach or alimentary canal.
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