ingurgitate

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: in=gur=gi=tate

CIDE DICTIONARY

ingurgitate, v. t. [L. ingurgitatus, p. p. of ingurgitare to pour in; pref. in- in + gurges whirlpool, gulf.].

•  To swallow, devour, or drink greedily or in large quantity; to guzzle.  Cleveland.  [1913 Webster]
•  To swallow up, as in a gulf.  Fotherby.  [1913 Webster]

ingurgitate, v. i. 

 To guzzle; to swill.  Burton.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ingurgitate, v.tr.
1 swallow greedily.
2 engulf.

Derivative

ingurgitation n.

Etymology

L ingurgitare ingurgitat- (as IN-(2), gurges gurgitis whirlpool)

ROGET THESAURUS

ingurgitate

Reception

VB give entrance to, give admittance to, give the entree, introduce, intromit, usher, admit, receive, import, bring in, open the door to, throw in, ingest, absorb, imbibe, inhale, breathe in, let in, take in, suck in, draw in, readmit, resorb, reabsorb, snuff up, swallow, ingurgitate, engulf, engorge, gulp, eat, drink.