ingerire — meaning in English

English meaning

• ingest verb To take something, especially food or drink, into the body, usually by swallowing.
• swallow verb To move food or drink from the mouth down into the stomach.

Senses

ingerire is used for these senses in English:

• ingest (transitive) To take (a substance, e.g., food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.
• swallow (transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. [from 11th c.]

ingest — full definition

1. verb To take something, especially food or drink, into the body, usually by swallowing.
2. verb To take data into a computer system for processing.

swallow — full definition

1. verb To move food or drink from the mouth down into the stomach.
2. verb To accept or believe something readily, often too readily.
3. verb To put up with something unpleasant without complaining or retaliating.
4. noun A small, fast-flying migratory bird with a forked tail that catches insects in flight.

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