ingest
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Synonyms
consume, eat, partake (of), put away, put down, tuck (away or in)
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All parts of the plant — fronds, base and seeds, are toxic if ingested. — Cathy M. Rosenthal, ExpressNews.com, "Got a pet? Remove this plant from your yard now," 16 Aug. 2019 Cannabis — especially when ingested — affects everyone differently, depending on body mass and tolerance level, so a dose that barely registers for one guest could send another sky-high. — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, "Cannabis restaurants are coming to California, with ‘budtenders’ and ‘flower’ service," 15 Aug. 2019 Blue-green algae can harm both the freshwater and brackish ecoysystems, but also in some cases be toxic to humans if ingested, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. — Ricky Pinela, orlandosentinel.com, "Three dogs died from toxic algae after playing in a pond: report," 12 Aug. 2019 The vapor cloud results from burning e-liquids, which can cause vomiting, confusion, heart rhythm problems, coma and even death if ingested, Wisconsin's health department says. — Susan Scutti, CNN, "8 Wisconsin teens hospitalized with severe lung damage due to vaping, doctors suspect," 26 July 2019 Chemically treated waters like pools are a common point of exposure to Cryptosporidium, a fecal parasite that can cause a gastrointestinal disease called cryptosporidiosis when ingested. — Jamie Ducharme, Time, "Your Summer Beach Trip Could Put You at Risk of Getting Sick. Here's What You Need to Know," 24 July 2019 The disease usually spreads when a person unknowingly ingests the virus from food, or drinks, contaminated by small, undetected amounts of stool from an infected person. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, "Watch what you touch, wash your hands, and other things to know about the alarming spread of hepatitis A," 17 July 2019 Plastic debris accumulating in the ocean causes all kinds of problems, from killing wildlife when mistakenly ingested to releasing toxic compounds. — Javier Garcia Martinez, Scientific American, "Bioplastics Could Solve a Major Pollution Problem," 1 July 2019 In 2015, Emory University researchers did a study involving Florida farmworkers, who were asked to ingest small devices, the size of a vitamin, that could track core body temperature. — Kaiser Health News, oregonlive.com, "Rules lag in keeping workers safe from heat-related illness, death," 21 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ingest.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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