Ingurgitate: meaning, definitions and examples
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ingurgitate
[ ษชnหษกษหdสษชteษชt ]
formal
To swallow something, especially food or drink, quickly and greedily.
Synonyms
devour, gobble up, gulp down
Examples of usage
- He ingurgitated his food as if he hadn't eaten in days.
- She ingurgitated the drink in one gulp.
Translations
Translations of the word "ingurgitate" in other languages:
๐ต๐น engolir
๐ฎ๐ณ เคจเคฟเคเคฒเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช verschlingen
๐ฎ๐ฉ menelan
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟะพะณะปะธะฝะฐัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ poลykaฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ้ฃฒใฟ่พผใ
๐ซ๐ท ingurgiter
๐ช๐ธ tragar
๐น๐ท yutmak
๐ฐ๐ท ์ผํค๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุจุชูุน
๐จ๐ฟ polykat
๐ธ๐ฐ prehฤบtaลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ๅๅฝ
๐ธ๐ฎ pogoltniti
๐ฎ๐ธ gleypa
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะถาฑัั
๐ฌ๐ช แงแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ udmaq
๐ฒ๐ฝ tragar
Word origin
The word 'ingurgitate' originates from the Latin word 'ingurgitare', which means 'to pour in'. The term was first recorded in English in the early 17th century. Over time, 'ingurgitate' has come to be used figuratively in addition to its literal meaning of swallowing food or drink greedily.