To swallow greedily or in excessive amounts; gulp.
[Latin ingurgitāre, ingurgitāt- : in-, in; see in-2 + gurges, gurgit-, throat, whirlpool.]
ingurgitation in·gur'gi·ta'tion n.
ingurgitate
Dictionary:
in·gur·gi·tate (ĭn-gûr'jĭ-tāt')  |
tr.v., -tat·ed, -tat·ing, -tates.
To swallow greedily or in excessive amounts; gulp.
To swallow greedily or in excessive amounts; gulp.
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| WordNet: ingurgitate |
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The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
Synonyms: gorge, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out
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