ingérer

to ingest, swallow

verb an-zheh-REH Rare

Origin: Latin ingerere ('to carry into, introduce')

Also means

to interfere (in)

Usage Note

Ingérer is a formal or technical verb used in medicine (ingérer un médicament) and also in the reflexive s'ingérer dans ('to interfere in, meddle in') — s'ingérer dans les affaires d'un autre pays. These two senses are quite distinct; the reflexive form is the more common one in everyday written French.

Examples

"Il ne faut pas ingérer ce produit chimique."

Natural Translation

You must not ingest this chemical product.

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