in|gest´i|ble

in|gest´i|ble
in|gest «ihn JEHST», transitive verb.
1. to take (food or other substance) into the body for digestion: »

Higher animals ingest by swlowing.

2. Figurative. to take in; accommodate: »

to ingest a new idea. Subways ingest thousands of commuters every workday.

[< Latin ingestus, past participle of ingerere carry in < in- in + gerere carry]
in|gest´i|ble, adjective.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • sug|gest|i|ble — «suhg JEHS tuh buhl, suh », adjective. 1. capable of being influenced by suggestion; readily swayed or influenced: »We are tremendously suggestible. Our mechanism is much better adapted to credulity than questioning (James Harvey Robinson). 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in´di|gest´i|ble|ness — in|di|gest|i|ble «IHN duh JEHS tuh buhl, dy », adjective, noun. –adj. that cannot be digested; hard to digest: »greasy indigestible food. –n. an indigestible substance: »We put up the original machines in 1941 to keep people from feeding… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|di|gest|i|ble — «IHN duh JEHS tuh buhl, dy », adjective, noun. –adj. that cannot be digested; hard to digest: »greasy indigestible food. –n. an indigestible substance: »We put up the original machines in 1941 to keep people from feeding indigestibles to the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • di|gest´i|ble|ness — di|gest|i|ble «duh JEHS tuh buhl, dy », adjective. that can be digested; easily digested. –di|gest´i|ble|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|di|gest|i|ble — «UHN duh JEHS tuh buhl, dy », adjective. not digestible; indigestible …   Useful english dictionary

  • in´di|gest´i|bly — in|di|gest|i|ble «IHN duh JEHS tuh buhl, dy », adjective, noun. –adj. that cannot be digested; hard to digest: »greasy indigestible food. –n. an indigestible substance: »We put up the original machines in 1941 to keep people from feeding… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|gest — «ihn JEHST», transitive verb. 1. to take (food or other substance) into the body for digestion: »Higher animals ingest by swlowing. 2. Figurative. to take in; accommodate: »to ingest a new idea. Subways ingest thousands of commuters every workday …   Useful english dictionary

  • indigestible — in•di•gest•i•ble [[t]ˌɪn dɪˈdʒɛs tə bəl, daɪ [/t]] adj. not digestible; not easily digested • Etymology: 1520–30; < LL in di•gest i•bil′i•ty, in di•gest′i•ble•ness, n. in di•gest′i•bly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • suggestible — sug•gest•i•ble [[t]səgˈdʒɛs tə bəl, sə [/t]] adj. 1) psl subject to or easily influenced by suggestion 2) able to be suggested • Etymology: 1885–90 sug•gest i•bil′i•ty, sug•gest′i•ble•ness, n. sug•gest′i•bly, adv …   From formal English to slang

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