What does "ingurgitate" mean?

To swallow greedily or in large amounts.

What is a synonym for "ingurgitate"?

Common synonyms include: gorge, binge, bolt, cram, devour, drink.

Pronounced //ɪnˈɡɜː.dʒɪ.teɪt//.

//ɪnˈɡɜː.dʒɪ.teɪt// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Verb

1
To swallow greedily or in large amounts.
"Nothing pesters the body and mind sooner than to be still fed, to eat and ingurgitate beyond all measure, as many do."
2
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself wordnet
3
To swallow up, as in a gulf. transitive
"If a man do but once set his appetite upon it [pleasure], let him ingurgitate himself never so deep into it, yet shall he never be able to fill his desire with it."

"Nothing pesters the body and mind sooner than to be still fed, to eat and ingurgitate beyond all measure, as many do."

From the participle stem of Latin ingurgitāre, from in- + gurges (“whirlpool”).

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