Definition of Ingest

to eat or drink something by swallowing or by taking it through the skin

Examples of Ingest in a sentence

Trained assassins and military personnel used to hide cyanide pills on their back teeth so that in the event of capture, they could bite down and ingest the poison quick enough to die.  🔊

Because the athlete failed to ingest enough water, he quickly became dehydrated and lethargic.  🔊

If you accidentally ingest a toxic substance you should immediately call Poison Control or seek emergency assistance.  🔊

Snakes are able to ingest prey twice the size of their body by paralyzing them with their bite.  🔊

Romeo persuaded Juliet to ingest a subtle poison that would make it appear as though she were dead.  🔊

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