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ingerir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ingest verb To take something, especially food or drink, into the body, usually by swallowing.
  • intake noun The amount of something (food, air, liquid) that a person or system takes in.

Senses

ingerir 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.

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.

intake — full definition

  1. noun The amount of something (food, air, liquid) that a person or system takes in.
  2. noun A group of people admitted to an organization, school, or programme at the same time.

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