Antonyms for in gest
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : in-jest |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈdʒɛst |
- abstain
- accumulate
- add
- avoid
- be honest
- be immune
- build
- collect
- construct
- create
- disallow
- disbelieve
- discontinue
- disenchant
- dislike
- disperse
- dissipate
- distract
- dodge
- doubt
- eject
- emit
- exclude
- expel
- exude
- fail
- fast
- gather
- give
- hate
- hold
- keep
- lose
- maintain
- misconceive
- misinterpret
- mistake
- misunderstand
- neglect
- nibble
- not adapt
- not get
- not use
- offer
- open
- overlook
- pick
- preserve
- receive
- refrain
- refuse
- regurgitate
- reject
- repulse
- save
- shun
- spew
- spit out
- starve
- stop
- store
- unlearn
- vomit
Definition of in gest
Origin :- 1610s, from Latin ingestus, past participle of ingerere "to throw in, pour in, heap upon," from in- "into" (see in- (2)) + gerere "to carry" (see gest). Related: Ingested; ingesting.
- As in ingest : verb swallow
- As in absorb : verb physically take in a liquid
- As in assimilate : verb absorb mentally
- As in partake : verb eat, share
- As in swallow : verb consume
- As in take : verb consume
- As in consume : verb eat, drink
- As in devour : verb swallow, consume
- As in eat : verb consume food
- As in feed on : verb consume
- As in imbibe : verb drink, often heavily
Synonyms for in gest
- absorb
- annihilate
- appreciate
- assimilate
- attack
- banquet
- be a party to
- be engrossed by
- be in on
- be into
- be preoccupied
- belt
- bite
- blot
- bolt
- bolt down
- break bread
- breakfast
- chew
- chow down
- chugalug
- comprehend
- consume
- cram
- delight in
- destroy
- devour
- digest
- dine
- dispatch
- dispose
- dispose of
- divide
- do compulsively
- do voraciously
- down
- drink
- drink in
- drop
- eat
- eat up
- engage
- enjoy
- enter into
- exhaust
- exist on
- fall to
- fare
- feast
- feast on
- feast upon
- feed
- feed on
- get in the act
- gloat over
- go through
- gobble
- gobble up
- gorge
- gormandize
- grasp
- graze
- gulp
- guzzle
- have a bite
- have a finger in
- have a meal
- have for
- Hoover
- imbibe
- incorporate
- ingest
- ingurgitate
- inhale
- irrigate
- learn
- live on
- lunch
- make pig of oneself
- masticate
- meal
- mow
- munch
- nibble
- nosh
- nurture
- osmose
- partake
- partake of
- participate
- pasture
- peck
- peck at
- pick
- pig out
- polish off
- pork out
- prey on
- punish
- put away
- put down
- quaff
- raise a few
- ravage
- receive
- rejoice in
- relish
- revel in
- ruminate
- sample
- savor
- scarf
- scarf down
- scoff
- sense
- sip
- sit in
- sit in on
- slurp
- snack
- soak up
- sop up
- spend
- sponge
- sponge up
- stuff
- stuff one's face
- subsist
- suck in
- sup
- swallow
- swig
- swill
- take
- take food
- take in
- take nourishment
- take part
- take up
- toss
- toss down
- tune in
- understand
- use up
- wash down
- waste
- wipe out
- wolf
- wolf down
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