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ingurgitate

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈgəːdʒɪteɪt/

Definition of ingurgitate

verb

[with object] literary

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

Derivatives

ingurgitation

Origin:

late 16th century: from Latin ingurgitat- 'poured in, drenched', from the verb ingurgitare, from in- 'into' + gurges, gurgit- 'whirlpool, gulf'