Ingest and Refrain

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Ingest verb - Serve oneself to, or consume regularly.

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Refrain is an antonym for ingest.

Refrain verb - Choose not to consume.

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Ingest is an antonym for refrain.

Nearby Words: refrained, refraining

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Refrain and Ingest. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ingest/refrain

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