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reingest

in·gest
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-jest]
    • /ɪnˈdʒɛst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-jest]
    • /ɪnˈdʒɛst/

Definitions of reingest word

  • verb with object reingest to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest). 1
  • verb with object reingest Aeronautics. to draw (foreign matter) into the inlet of a jet engine, often causing damage to the engine. 1

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Origin of reingest

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 Reingest

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

reingest 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

reingest usage trend in Literature

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