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ingurgitate

in·gur·gi·tate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-gur-ji-teyt]
    • /ɪnˈgɜr dʒɪˌteɪt/
    • /ɪn.ˈɡɜː.dʒɪ.teɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-gur-ji-teyt]
    • /ɪnˈgɜr dʒɪˌteɪt/

Definitions of ingurgitate word

  • verb with object ingurgitate to swallow greedily or in great quantity, as food. 1
  • verb with object ingurgitate to engulf; swallow up: The floodwaters ingurgitated trees and houses. 1
  • verb without object ingurgitate to drink or eat greedily; guzzle; swill. 1
  • noun ingurgitate Swallow (something) greedily. 1
  • verb ingurgitate to swallow (food) with greed or in excess; gorge 0
  • verb transitive ingurgitate to swallow up greedily or in large amounts; gulp; gorge; guzzle 0
See all 6 definitions of ingurgitate

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Origin of ingurgitate

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Latin ingurgitātus past participle of ingurgitāre to fill, flood, drench with a stream of liquid, equivalent to in- in-2 + gurgit- (stem of gurges) whirlpool, flood + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Ingurgitate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Ingurgitate

ingurgitate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

ingurgitate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ingurgitate

verb ingurgitate

  • consume — If you consume something, you eat or drink it.
  • imbibe — to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink: He imbibed great quantities of iced tea.
  • dispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
  • down — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
  • guzzle — South Midland and Southern U.S. gozzle.
All 27 Synonyms of ingurgitate

Antonyms for ingurgitate

verb ingurgitate

  • abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
  • nibble — to bite off small bits.
All 2 Antonyms of ingurgitate

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