ingurgitate
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ingurgitate
- /ɪnˈɡɜː.dʒɪ.teɪt/ UK
Where it comes from
From the participle stem of Latin ingurgitāre, from in- + gurges (“whirlpool”).
verb ingurgitates · ingurgitating · ingurgitated
- To swallow greedily or in large amounts. Nothing pesters the body and mind sooner than to be still fed, to eat and ingurgitate beyond all measure, as many do.
- To swallow up, as in a gulf. 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.
Talk about this word "ingurgitate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ingurgitate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ingurgitate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ingurgitate "ingurgitate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ingurgitate.Cite this
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