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ingerir

to ingest

verb een-heh-REER Rare

Origin: From Latin ingerere (to carry in).

Also means

to swallow

Usage Note

Ingerir is a stem-changing verb (e→ie in the present: ingiere) and is the formal or medical register word for swallowing food, drink, or medicine. Everyday speech prefers tomar or tragar. Do not confuse with injerir ('to graft') or injerirse ('to meddle').

Examples

"No debes ingerir alcohol con ese medicamento."

Natural Translation

You should not ingest alcohol with that medication.

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