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- [in-jest]
- /ɪnˈdʒɛst/
- /ɪn.ˈdʒest/
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- [in-jest]
- /ɪnˈdʒɛst/
Definitions of ingestion word
- verb with object ingestion to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest). 1
- verb with object ingestion Aeronautics. to draw (foreign matter) into the inlet of a jet engine, often causing damage to the engine. 1
- noun ingestion The action 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. 1
- noun ingestion consumption, swallowing 1
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Origin of ingestion
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; < Latin ingestus past participle of ingerere to throw or pour into. See in-2, gest
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Parts of speech for Ingestion
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ingestion popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ingestion
noun ingestion
- chug — When a vehicle chugs somewhere, it goes there slowly, noisily and with difficulty.
- swill — liquid or partly liquid food for animals, especially kitchen refuse given to swine; hogwash.
- swig — an amount of liquid, especially liquor, taken in one swallow; draught: He took a swig from the flask.
- drink — to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
- gulp — to gasp or choke, as when taking large drafts of a liquid.
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