ingest (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *ingest*:
VERB	consumption	ingest, consume, take in, take, have	serve oneself to, or consume regularly
VERB	cognition	ingest, absorb, assimilate, take in	take up mentally

ingest > pronunciation
Sounds	ihnjheh'st
Rhymes	abreast ... zest: 76 rhymes with ehst...

English > *ingest*: 2 senses > verb 1, consumption
Meaning	Serve oneself to, or consume regularly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	They ingest more bread
Synonyms	consume, take in, take, have
Entailed by	board	lodge and take meals (at)
	digest	convert food into absorbable substances
	quench, slake, allay, assuage	satisfy (thirst)
Narrower	cannibalize, cannibalise	Eat human flesh
	drink, imbibe	take in liquids / liquids
	eat	take in solid food
	eat	Eat a meal
	feed, eat	take in food
	hit the bottle, drink, booze, fuddle	consume alcohol
	partake, touch	consume
	sample, try, try out, taste	Take a sample of
	satiate, sate, replete, fill	Fill to satisfaction
	sup	Take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon
	take in, sop up, suck in, take up	take up as if with a sponge
	use, habituate	Take or consume (regularly or habitually)
Opposite	abstain, refrain, desist	choose not to consume
Spanish	comer, consumir, ingerir, tomar
Catalan	consumir, ingerir, prendre
Nouns	ingestion	the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

English > *ingest*: 2 senses > verb 2, cognition
Meaning	take up mentally.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	absorb, assimilate, take in
Narrower	imbibe	Receive into the mind and retain
Broader	learn, larn, acquire	gain knowledge or skills
Spanish	absorber, asimilar, digerir, empapar
Catalan	assimilar

HyperDic: ingest