Thesaurus:ingest

Thesaurus

ingest

English

Verb

Sense: to take into the body, as for digestion

Synonyms

• consume
• get outside (informal)
• ingest
• partake (of)
• put away
• touch

Antonyms

• defecate    [⇒ thesaurus]
• regurgitate    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• drink    [⇒ thesaurus]
• eat    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• break one's fast
• dig into
• lace into
• slattern away (dated)
• tuck into

Hypernyms

• admit
• receive    [⇒ thesaurus]

Meronyms

• digest
• swallow

Further reading

• “296. reception” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “ingest” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.