— ingestible , adj. — ingestion , n. — ingestive , adj.
/in jest"/ , v.t.
1. to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest ).
2. Aeron. to draw (foreign matter) into the inlet of a jet engine, often causing damage to the engine.
[ 1610-20; ingestus ptp. of ingerere to throw or pour into. See IN- 2 , GEST ]