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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.

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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  • 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

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