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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.
To swallow greedily or in great quantity.
INGUR'GITATE
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
ingurgitate
ingurgitate
English
Verb
ingurgitate (third-person singular simple present ingurgitates, present participle ingurgitating, simple past and past participle ingurgitated)
- To swallow greedily or in large amounts; gulp; gorge; guzzle.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.ii.1.2:
- Nothing pesters the body and mind sooner than to be still fed, to eat and ingurgitate beyond all measure, as many do.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.ii.1.2:
- To swallow up, as in a gulf.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Fotherby to this entry?)
Italian
Verb
ingurgitate
- second-person plural present indicative of ingurgitare
- second-person plural imperative of ingurgitare
- feminine plural of ingurgitato