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Synonyms for ingest

Most common

consume take take in absorb

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To take (a substance, e.g., food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.

Related words

Is a kind of
admit receive

Forms

Past participle
ingested
e.g. ingested → consumed, taken, absorbed, assimilated…

Example sentences

  • consume Giraffes consume copious amounts of acacia leaves.
  • absorb The glass can't absorb water, but the curtain can.
  • assimilate The US attempted to assimilate Native Americans.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
ingestrising
consumerising
absorbsteady
assimilatesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
have1, take1
6 letters
absorb2
7 letters
consume2, swallow2
10 letters
assimilate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (absorb2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
ingérer
Italiano
ingerire
Español
ingerir
Deutsch
aufnehmen