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Webster 1913 Edition


Ingurgitate

In-gur′gi-tate

,
Verb.
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.

In-gur′gi-tate

,
Verb.
I.
To guzzle; to swill.
Burton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ingurgitate

INGUR'GITATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. ingurgito; in and gurges, a gulf.]
To swallow greedily or in great quantity.

INGUR'GITATE

,
Verb.
I.
To drink largely; to swill.

Definition 2024


ingurgitate

ingurgitate

English

Verb

ingurgitate (third-person singular simple present ingurgitates, present participle ingurgitating, simple past and past participle ingurgitated)

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

Verb

ingurgitate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of ingurgitare
  2. second-person plural imperative of ingurgitare
  3. feminine plural of ingurgitato

Latin

Verb

ingurgitāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of ingurgitō