1. takes food, drink, or other substances into the body by swallowing or absorbing
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘ingest’
2. takes in and processes information or data
Usage: figurative use; often used in technical contexts

Examples

• The patient ingests the medication with water twice daily.
• A snake ingests its prey whole.
• The baby ingests nutrients through breast milk.
• She carefully ingests only organic foods.
• The computer system ingests data from multiple sources.
• The student ingests vast amounts of information during exam preparation.
• The plant ingests carbon dioxide through its leaves.