The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ingurgitate \In*gur"gi*tate\, v. t. [L. ingurgitatus, p. p. of ingurgitare to pour in; pref. in- in + gurges whirlpool, gulf.]
To swallow, devour, or drink greedily or in large quantity; to guzzle.
--Cleveland.To swallow up, as in a gulf.
--Fotherby.
Ingurgitate \In*gur"gi*tate\, v. i.
To guzzle; to swill.
--Burton.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 To swallow greedily or in large amounts; gulp; gorge; guzzle. 2 To swallow up, as in a gulf.
WordNet
v. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: gorge, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out]
Usage examples of "ingurgitate".
Striking the neck of the flask on a wheel, the trooper applied it to his mouth, and ceased not deeply ingurgitating till his face was broad to the sky and the bottle reversed.
At his decease, there is only a vacancy, and a momentary eddy—very small, as compared with the apparent magnitude of the ingurgitated object—and a bubble to two, ascending out of the black depth, and bursting at the surface.