ingurgitate

ingurgitate
/in gerr"ji tayt'/, v., ingurgitated, ingurgitating.
v.t.
1. to swallow greedily or in great quantity, as food.
2. to engulf; swallow up: The floodwaters ingurgitated trees and houses.
v.i.
3. to drink or eat greedily; guzzle; swill.
[1560-70; < L ingurgitatus ptp. of ingurgitare to fill, flood, drench with a stream of liquid, equiv. to in- IN-2 + gurgit- (s. of gurges) whirlpool, flood + -atus -ATE1]

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  • Ingurgitate — In*gur gi*tate, v. i. To guzzle; to swill. Burton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • ingurgitate — verb /ɪnˈɡəːdʒɪteɪt/ To swallow up greedily or in large amounts; gulp; gorge; guzzle. Nothing pesters the body and mind sooner than to be still fed, to eat and ingurgitate beyond all measure, as many do …   Wiktionary

  • ingurgitate — transitive verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Latin ingurgitatus, past participle of ingurgitare, from in + gurgit , gurges whirlpool more at voracious Date: circa 1570 to swallow greedily or in large quantities ; guzzle • ingurgitation noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ingurgitate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To swallow (food or drink) greedily or rapidly in large amounts: bolt, down, englut, engorge, gobble, gulp, guzzle, swill, wolf. See INGESTION …   English dictionary for students

  • ingurgitate — in·gur·gi·tate || ɪn gÉœrdʒɪteɪt / gɜːd v. overeat; gulp down food; gorge, eat piggishly, stuff oneself with food …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ingurgitate — [ɪn gə:dʒɪteɪt] verb literary swallow greedily. Derivatives ingurgitation noun Origin C16: from L. ingurgitat , ingurgitare pour in , from in into + gurges, gurgit whirlpool, gulf …   English new terms dictionary

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