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ingest
ingest /ɪnˈdʒest/ verb [transitive] technical
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Latin
 Origin: past participle of ingerere, from gerere 'to carry'
to take food or other substances into your body ⇨ digest
—ingestion /ɪnˈdʒestʃən/ noun [uncountable]