take up vs ingest

take up and ingest both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
take up	No	No	Yes	No
ingest	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, ingest is a hypernym of take up; that is, ingest is a word with a broader meaning than take up:

Other hypernyms of take up include consume, have, take, take in.

take up (verb)	ingest (verb)
pursue or resume	take up mentally
return to a previous location or condition	serve oneself to, or consume regularly
adopt
take up as if with a sponge
take out or up with or as if with a scoop
accept
take in, also metaphorically
take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
occupy or take on
take up and practice as one's own
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
turn one's interest to
take up time or space