ingurgitate
English
Etymology
From the participle stem of Latin ingurgitāre, from in- + gurges (“whirlpool”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
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- To swallow greedily or in large amounts.
- Template:RQ:RBrtn AntmyMlncly, II.ii.1.2:
- Nothing pesters the body and mind sooner than to be still fed, to eat and ingurgitate beyond all measure, as many do.
- Template:RQ:RBrtn AntmyMlncly, II.ii.1.2:
- (transitive) To swallow up, as in a gulf.
- 1622, Fotherby, Atheom.
- If a man do but once set his appetite upon it [pleasure], let him ingurgitate himself never so deep into it, yet shall he never be able to fill his desire with it.
- 1622, Fotherby, Atheom.
Italian
Verb
ingurgitate
- second-person plural present indicative of ingurgitare
- second-person plural imperative of ingurgitare
- feminine plural of ingurgitato
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) ingurgitāte