ingesting
ɪnˈdʒɛstɪŋ
Definition

Definition of ingesting - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

learningabsorbing information or ideas
  • She was ingesting all the new concepts quickly.
  • The students were ingesting the lecture material eagerly.
  • He spent the evening ingesting the details of the new project.
absorbing assimilating
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Origin of ingesting

Latin, ingestus (carry in)

Terms with ingesting included in their meaning

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psychological behavior
ingesting soil substances because of psychological conditions
biology
obtaining nutrition by ingesting organic matter
medical
practice of ingesting poison to build immunity
biology
cell process of ingesting liquid into vesicles

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  1. French:absorbant, ...
  2. German:lernen, ...
  3. Italian:assimilando, ...
  4. Spanish:asimilando, ...
  5. Portuguese:absorvendo, ...
  6. Chinese:吸收信息的, ...
  7. Japanese:吸収している, ...
  8. Arabic:مُسْتَوْعِب, ...
  9. Hebrew:סוֹפֵג, ...
  10. Russian:усваивающий, ...
  11. Ukrainian:засвоєння, ...
  12. Hindi:अवशोषित कर रहा, ...
ingest
ɪnˈʤɛst

Definition of ingest - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.
1.
learnabsorb information mentally
  • He can ingest complex theories easily.
absorb assimilate
2.
consumeTECH.take food or liquid into the bodyTECH.
  • She needs to ingest enough water daily.
consume swallow
3.
technologyTECH.import data into a systemTECH.
  • The software can ingest large datasets quickly.
absorb assimilate take in
4.
aviationTECH.cause an object to enter a jet engineTECH.
  • The engine ingested a bird during the flight.
absorb consume take in
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Origin of ingest

Latin, ingestus (carry in)

Examples of ingest in a sentence

  • Students need to ingest a lot of material before exams.
  • He was advised to ingest the medicine with food.
  • Athletes often ingest protein shakes after workouts.
  • The new tool can ingest data from multiple sources.
  • We need to ingest the information into the database.
  • The aircraft ingested debris from the runway.

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  1. French:assimiler, consommer, ...
  2. German:aufnehmen, einnehmen, ...
  3. Italian:assorbire, ingerire, ...
  4. Spanish:asimilar, ingerir, ...
  5. Portuguese:assimilar, ingerir, ...
  6. Chinese:吸收, 摄入, ...
  7. Japanese:吸収する, 摂取する, ...
  8. Arabic:استوعب, تَنَاوَلَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְהַטְמִיעַ, לִצְרוֹךְ, ...
  10. Russian:усваивать, потреблять, ...
  11. Ukrainian:засвоювати, споживати, ...
  12. Hindi:समझना, सेवन करना, ...
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