ingurgitation
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ingurgitation — [ ɛ̃gyrʒitasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1818; h. 1488; bas lat. ingurgitatio ♦ Rare Action d ingurgiter. Engraisser des oies par ingurgitation. ⊗ CONTR. Régurgitation. ● ingurgitation nom féminin (bas latin ingurgitatio, onis) Action d ingurgiter.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Ingurgitation — In*gur gi*ta tion, n. [L. ingurgitatio: cf. F. ingurgitation.] The act of swallowing greedily or immoderately; that which is so swallowed. E. Darwin. [1913 Webster] He drowned his stomach and senses with a large draught and ingurgitation of wine … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ingurgitation — (ˌ)in, ən+ noun Etymology: Late Latin ingurgitation , ingurgitatio, from Latin ingurgitatus + ion , io ion : the act of devouring or swallowing basically Puritan foundations were undermined by the ingurgitation of German transcendentalism Oskar… … Useful english dictionary
ingurgitation — noun see ingurgitate … New Collegiate Dictionary
INGURGITATION — n. f. Action d’introduire un liquide dans la gorge … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
ingurgitation — (in gur ji ta sion) s. f. Action d introduire un liquide dans la gorge. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. ingurgitationem, de ingurgitare (voy. ingurgiter) … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
ingurgitation — in·gurgitation … English syllables
ingurgitate — ingurgitation, n. /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;… … Universalium
ingurgitaţie — INGURGITÁŢIE, ingurgitaţii, s.f. (Rar) Ingurgitare. – Din fr. ingurgitation. Trimis de valeriu, 21.07.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 INGURGITÁŢIE s.f. Ingurgitare. [< fr. ingurgitation]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 31.07.2006. Sursa: DN INGURGITÁŢIE s. f … Dicționar Român
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
