1. to take in or receive within; to incorporate or absorb into oneself
Usage: formal; rare; chiefly medical/biological contexts
2. (in medicine) to undergo or cause intussusception, a condition in which one part of the intestine slides into an adjacent part
Usage: medical; technical

Examples

• The organism intussuscepts nutrients from its environment.
• In intussusception, the bowel intussuscepts, causing obstruction.
• The cell membrane intussuscepts foreign particles through endocytosis.
• Medical imaging revealed that the intestinal segment had intussuscepted.
• The tissue intussuscepts water and minerals during absorption.