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Ingurgitate

Ingurgitate \In*gur"gi*tate\, v. t. [L. ingurgitatus, p. p. of ingurgitare to pour in; pref. in- in + gurges whirlpool, gulf.]

  1. To swallow, devour, or drink greedily or in large quantity; to guzzle.
    --Cleveland.

  2. To swallow up, as in a gulf.
    --Fotherby.

Ingurgitate

Ingurgitate \In*gur"gi*tate\, v. i. To guzzle; to swill.
--Burton.

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ingurgitate

vb. 1 To swallow greedily or in large amounts; gulp; gorge; guzzle. 2 To swallow up, as in a gulf.

WordNet
ingurgitate

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.