ingesting
Swallowing food or drink
Ingesting is taking something into the body, typically through the mouth: ingesting food, ingesting medication.
The term is more clinical than eating or swallowing, often appearing in medical or scientific contexts.
It extends to absorbing information or content: ingesting vast amounts of data.
In computing, data ingestion is the process of importing and processing information into a system.
Absorbing into a whole
- absorbingHolding attention completely
- integratingCombining into a whole
- taking inReceiving into oneself
- internalizingMaking beliefs your own
Ingesting via throat muscles
- chewingCrushing food orally
- masticationTeeth-based food breakdown
- devouringEating greedily and quickly
- gobblingEating fast and messily
gulping · nibbling · snacking · munching · gnawing · biting · feasting · dining
Drinking in small mouthfuls
- gulpingSwallowing hastily, noisily
- quaffingDrinking deeply, eagerly
- imbibingAbsorbing liquids orally
- slurpingDrinking with audible suction
guzzling · nursing · swilling · chugging · tippling · hydrating · downing · draining
Absorbing into a whole
- uptakeAbsorption or understanding
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- digestingProcessing consumed food
- metabolizingChemically processing substances internally
processing · extracting · utilizing · bioavailability · osmosis
Bodily use of food
- sustenanceMeans of living
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- proteinsAmino acid polymers
carbohydrates · vitamins · minerals · diet · provisions · rations · subsistence · alimentation
assimilating
Absorbing into a whole
- absorbingHolding attention completely
- integratingCombining into a whole
- taking inReceiving into oneself
swallowing
Ingesting via throat muscles
- chewingCrushing food orally
- masticationTeeth-based food breakdown
- devouringEating greedily and quickly
gobbling · gulping · nibbling · snacking · munching · gnawing · biting · feasting · dining · gorging
sipping
Drinking in small mouthfuls
slurping · guzzling · nursing · swilling · chugging · tippling · hydrating · downing · draining
assimilating
Absorbing into a whole
- uptakeAbsorption or understanding
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- digestingProcessing consumed food
metabolizing · processing · extracting · utilizing · bioavailability · osmosis
nutrition
Bodily use of food
- sustenanceMeans of living
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
proteins · carbohydrates · vitamins · minerals · diet · provisions · rations · subsistence · alimentation · fare
- eatingchewing, biting, swallowing, nibbling, munching
- digestionstomach acid, swallowing, digesting, chewing, digestion
- consumptioneating, drinking, consuming, swallowing, calorie intake
ingestingexpelling
Forcing someone out
excreting · vomiting · regurgitating · ejecting · discharging
ingestingproducing
Making or generating
providing · supplying · feeding · serving · dispensing
ingestingspitting out
Ejecting from the mouth
rejecting · refusing · abstaining · fasting · starving