ingest vs eat

ingest and eat both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ingest	No	No	Yes	No
eat	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, eat is a hyponym of ingest; that is, eat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ingest:

ingest (verb)	eat (verb)
take up mentally	cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
serve oneself to, or consume regularly	take in solid food
	eat a meal; take a meal
	take in food; used of animals only
	use up (resources or materials)
	worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way