ingest

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Latin ingerō (“to carry in”).

From the ingested food, for food is a kind of explosive, which needs only the spark to discharge the energy it stores. — Creative Evolution, Bergson, Henri
What this does is make sure that any company that swallows you is going to be ingesting a piranha that will eat said company's own guts instead. — The Samurai Strategy, Thomas Hoover
Besides all which, of course, the Russians would hardly have wanted to hurt her; what they gave her would probably have done little more harm even if she’d ingested it all, and kept it down.” “Good,” Malone said sincerely. — Supermind, Randall Garrett

consume, take in, take, have

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