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    ingurgitate
    /ɪnˈɡəːdʒɪteɪt/

    verb

    • 1. swallow (something) greedily: literary "its empty holds are ingurgitating a vast, continuous rush of murky brown seawater"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ingurgitateIngurgitate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning, synonyms, and history of the verb ingurgitate, which means to swallow greedily or in large quantities. See examples of ingurgitate in sentences and related words and articles.

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    Ingurgitate definition: to swallow greedily or in great quantity, as food.. See examples of INGURGITATE used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINGURGITATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Inguurgitate means to swallow (food) with greed or in excess; gorge. See the word origin, frequency, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples from various sources.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ingurgitateIngurgitate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    ingurgitate. verb. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself. synonyms: binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff. see more.

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    Etymology

    From the participle stem of Latin ingurgitāre, from in- + gurges (“whirlpool”).

    Pronunciation

    1. (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈɡɜː.dʒɪ.teɪt/

    Verb

    ingurgitate (third-person singular simple present ingurgitates, present participle ingurgitating, simple past and past participle ingurgitated) 1. To swallow greedily or in large amounts. 1.1. Synonyms: gulp, gorge, guzzle 1.1. 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy:[…], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC:, II.ii.1.2: 1.1.1. Nothing pesters the body and mind sooner than to be still fed, to...

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    Verb

    ingurgitāte 1. second-person plural present active imperative of ingurgitō

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    Verb

    ingurgitate 1. second-person singular voseo imperative of ingurgitar combined with te

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    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and etymology of the verb ingurgitate, which means to swallow greedily or in large amounts. See examples from English, Italian and Latin sources.

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  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › ingurgitateIngurgitate - definition of ingurgitate by The Free Dictionary

    Ingurgitate means to swallow greedily or in excessive amounts, or to engulf or swallow up. Find the origin, pronunciation, and examples of ingurgitate and its synonyms in this online dictionary.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › ingurgitateINGURGITATE Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words -...

    Synonyms for INGURGITATE: inhale, devour, gulp, wolf, cram, gobble, scoff, scarf; Antonyms of INGURGITATE: pick, peck, nibble.