ə̇nˈjėst transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin ingestus, past participle of ingerere to carry in, press upon, from in- in- (II) + gerere to bear, wage, cherish — more at cast
1. : to take in for digestion (as into the stomach)
2. : to take in : swallow , absorb
for a country of forty-seven million, ingesting twelve million visitors … is a big swallow — Robert Shaplen
trying to ingest the ideas of philosophers
Synonyms: see eat