ingurgitate

American  

[in-gur-ji-teyt] / ɪnˈgɜr dʒɪˌteɪt /

verb (used with object)

ingurgitated, ingurgitating

1. to swallow greedily or in great quantity, as food.

2. to engulf; swallow up.

   The floodwaters ingurgitated trees and houses.

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verb (used without object)

ingurgitated, ingurgitating

1. to drink or eat greedily; guzzle; swill.

ingurgitate British  

/ ɪnˈɡɜːdʒɪˌteɪt /

verb

1. to swallow (food) with greed or in excess; gorge

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Other Word Forms

• ingurgitation noun

Etymology

Origin of ingurgitate

First recorded in 1560–70; from Latin ingurgitātus, past participle of ingurgitāre “to fill, flood, drench with a stream of liquid,” equivalent to in- “in” + gurgit- (stem of gurges ) “whirlpool, flood” + -ātus past participle suffix; in- ², -ate ¹

Example Sentences

This is only game two of 92 in the Great Summer Festival of Football, and you’ve already ingurgitated all the Wagon Wheels.

From The Guardian

In the hands of such persons a "fair lady" becomes a "female possessing considerable personal attractions," and "drinking liquor" turns into "ingurgitating spirituous stimulus."

From Project Gutenberg