| NOUN | act | ingestion, consumption, intake, uptake | the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) |
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| Sounds | ihnjheh'schahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating). | |
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| Synonyms | consumption, intake, uptake | |
| Narrower | drinking, imbibing, imbibition | The act of consuming liquids / liquids |
| eating, feeding | The act of consuming food | |
| sucking, suck, suction | The act of sucking / sucking | |
| swallow, drink, deglutition | The act of swallowing | |
| Broader | bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity | An organic process that takes place in the body |
| Spanish | consumo, ingesta, ingestión | |
| Catalan | consum, ingesta, ingestió | |
| Verbs | ingest | serve oneself to, or consume regularly |
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