Etymology

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Today it means: To take (a substance, e.g., food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract. Full definition →

Latin ingerō
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  1. Latin · derived fromingerō“to carry in”
  2. English todayingest

From Latin ingerō (“to carry in”).

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