INGEST: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INGEST?

Need another word that means the same as “ingest”? Find 37 synonyms and 30 related words for “ingest” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Ingest” are: consume, have, take, take in, absorb, assimilate, eat, munch, munch on, partake of, taste, swallow, devour, feast on, gulp, gulp down, gobble, gobble down, wolf, wolf down, scoff, scoff down, tuck in, tuck into, breakfast, breakfast on, lunch, lunch on, dine, dine on, digest, be absorbed in, be immersed in, be rapt in, be lost in, be fascinated by, pay close attention to

Ingest as a Verb

Definitions of "Ingest" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ingest” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Serve oneself to, or consume regularly.
• Take up mentally.
• Absorb (information.
• Take (food, drink, or another substance) into the body by swallowing or absorbing it.

Synonyms of "Ingest" as a verb (37 Words)

absorb	Take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action. She sat in an armchair absorbed in a book.
assimilate	Make similar. The v in fivepence may be assimilated to a voiceless f because of the p.
be absorbed in	Happen, occur, take place.
be fascinated by	Be priced at.
be immersed in	Represent, as of a character on stage.
be lost in	Have life, be alive.
be rapt in	Be priced at.
breakfast	Provide breakfast for. We breakfast at seven.
breakfast on	Eat an early morning meal.
consume	Serve oneself to or consume regularly. People consume a good deal of sugar in drinks.
devour	Be totally absorbed by a powerful feeling. She spent her evenings devouring the classics.
digest	Make more concise. The computer digested your labours into a form understandable by a program.
dine	Eat dinner. We often dine with friends in this restaurant.
dine on	Give dinner to; host for dinner.
eat	Eat a meal take a meal. If we had to we could probably eat the cost.
feast on	Partake in a feast or banquet.
gobble	(of a large organization) incorporate or take over (a smaller one. He gobbled up the rest of his sandwich.
gobble down	Make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys.
gulp	Breathe or swallow with difficulty, typically in response to strong emotion. She gulped back the tears.
gulp down	Utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly.
have	Have put someone at a disadvantage in an argument. Have you got a job yet.
lunch	Take someone out for lunch. He told his wife he was lunching with a client.
lunch on	Take the midday meal.
munch	Chew noisily. Russell munched his breakfast toast.
munch on	Chew noisily.
partake of	Have some of the qualities or attributes of something.
pay close attention to	Discharge or settle.
scoff	Treat with contemptuous disregard. You a scientist he scoffed.
scoff down	Treat with contemptuous disregard.
swallow	Enclose or envelop completely as if by swallowing. The dark mist swallowed her up.
take	Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs. Let s take Napoleon for instance.
take in	Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes.
taste	Have a distinctive or characteristic taste. The spinach tastes delicious.
tuck in	Fit snugly into.
tuck into	Make a tuck or several folds in.
wolf	Eat hastily. The teenager wolfed down the pizza.
wolf down	Eat hastily.

Usage Examples of "Ingest" as a verb

• They ingest oxygen from the air.
• He spent his days ingesting the contents of the library.
• Lead will poison anyone if enough is ingested.

Associations of "Ingest" (30 Words)

absorb	Devote (oneself) fully to. The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society.
bite	(of an acid) corrode a surface. Percy s dog had given her a nasty bite.
champ	Chew noisily. He was already on the plane champing to get off to Lagos.
chew	Something that is meant for chewing. He chewed for a moment then swallowed.
chomp	The act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws. The boy chomped his sandwich.
consume	Serve oneself to or consume regularly. Accounting provides measures of the economic goods and services consumed.
dietary	Relating to or provided by diet. Dietary restrictions.
digest	A substance or mixture obtained by digestion. A digest of cloned DNA.
dinner	A party of people assembled to have dinner together. On Sundays they had a large dinner when they returned from church.
eat	Eat a meal take a meal. What did you eat for dinner last night.
excrete	(of a living organism or cell) separate and expel as waste (a substance, especially a product of metabolism. Excess bicarbonate is excreted by the kidney.
feed	Feed into supply. The baby s morning feed.
flavor	Lend flavor to.
flavour	A substance used to alter or enhance the taste of food or drink a flavouring. The yoghurt comes in eight fruit flavours.
gastronome	A gourmet. Gastronomes will be fascinated by this guide to French cooking.
glutton	A person who is excessively fond of something. He s a glutton for adventure.
gourmand	A person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess.
hungry	Extremely desirous. Hungry for recognition.
ingestion	The process of absorbing information. The quiet ingestion of information.
inhalation	The action of inhaling or breathing in. The inhalation of airborne particles.
intake	The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating. She heard his sharp intake of breath.
masticate	Grind and knead. Try to masticate slowly.
meal	The food eaten during a meal. A bar serving light meals.
mouthful	A long or complicated word or phrase that is difficult to say. Poliomyelitis is a bit of a mouthful.
nip	Sever or remove by pinching or snipping. A keen nip in the air.
phagocytosis	The ingestion of bacteria or other material by phagocytes and amoeboid protozoans.
provender	A stock or supply of foods. There s no one to carry your provender in brown paper bags to the boot of your car.
quench	An act of quenching a very hot substance. Firemen hauled on hoses in a desperate bid to quench the flames.
swallow	The act of swallowing. The dark mist swallowed her up.
thirst	A feeling of needing or wanting to drink something. He is oblivious to all the thirst around him.