ingurgitate

[ in-gur-ji-teyt ]

verb (used with object)

, in·gur·gi·tat·ed, in·gur·gi·tat·ing.

1. to swallow greedily or in great quantity, as food.
2. to engulf; swallow up:

   The floodwaters ingurgitated trees and houses.

verb (used without object)

, in·gur·gi·tat·ed, in·gur·gi·tat·ing.

1. to drink or eat greedily; guzzle; swill.

ingurgitate

/ ɪnˈɡɜːdʒɪˌteɪt /

verb

1. to swallow (food) with greed or in excess; gorge

Derived Forms

• inˌgurgiˈtation, noun

Other Words From

• in·gurgi·tation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ingurgitate¹

First recorded in 1560–70; from Latin ingurgitātus, past participle of ingurgitāre “to fill, flood, drench with a stream of liquid,” equivalent to in- “in” + gurgit- (stem of gurges ) “whirlpool, flood” + -ātus past participle suffix; in- ², -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of ingurgitate¹

C16: from Latin ingurgitāre to flood, from in- ² + gurges abyss

Example Sentences

This is only game two of 92 in the Great Summer Festival of Football, and you’ve already ingurgitated all the Wagon Wheels.

From The Guardian

In the hands of such persons a "fair lady" becomes a "female possessing considerable personal attractions," and "drinking liquor" turns into "ingurgitating spirituous stimulus."

From Project Gutenberg

From time to time, when they have ingurgitated too violent liquids, they revolt, and then they must be slaughtered, for once let loose they would act as a crazed stampeded herd.

From Project Gutenberg