ingurgitate

in·gur·gi·tate

I0141100 (ĭn-gûr′jĭ-tāt′)tr.v. in·gur·gi·tat·ed, in·gur·gi·tat·ing, in·gur·gi·tates To swallow greedily or in excessive amounts; gulp.

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[Latin ingurgitāre, ingurgitāt- : in-, in; see in-² + gurges, gurgit-, throat, whirlpool.]

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in·gur′gi·ta′tion n.

ingurgitate

(ɪnˈɡɜːdʒɪˌteɪt) vb (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) to swallow (food) with greed or in excess; gorge[C16: from Latin ingurgitāre to flood, from in-² + gurges abyss] inˌgurgiˈtation n

in•gur•gi•tate

(ɪnˈgɜr dʒɪˌteɪt)

v. -tat•ed, -tat•ing. v.t. 1. to swallow greedily or in great quantity, as food. 2. to engulf; swallow up. v.i. 3. to drink or eat greedily; guzzle; swill. [1560–70; < Latin ingurgitāre to fill, flood, drench with a stream of liquid] in•gur`gi•ta′tion, n.

ingurgitate

Past participle: ingurgitated
Gerund: ingurgitating

Imperative
ingurgitate
ingurgitate

Present
I ingurgitate
you ingurgitate
he/she/it ingurgitates
we ingurgitate
you ingurgitate
they ingurgitate

Preterite
I ingurgitated
you ingurgitated
he/she/it ingurgitated
we ingurgitated
you ingurgitated
they ingurgitated

Present Continuous
I am ingurgitating
you are ingurgitating
he/she/it is ingurgitating
we are ingurgitating
you are ingurgitating
they are ingurgitating

Present Perfect
I have ingurgitated
you have ingurgitated
he/she/it has ingurgitated
we have ingurgitated
you have ingurgitated
they have ingurgitated

Past Continuous
I was ingurgitating
you were ingurgitating
he/she/it was ingurgitating
we were ingurgitating
you were ingurgitating
they were ingurgitating

Past Perfect
I had ingurgitated
you had ingurgitated
he/she/it had ingurgitated
we had ingurgitated
you had ingurgitated
they had ingurgitated

Future
I will ingurgitate
you will ingurgitate
he/she/it will ingurgitate
we will ingurgitate
you will ingurgitate
they will ingurgitate

Future Perfect
I will have ingurgitated
you will have ingurgitated
he/she/it will have ingurgitated
we will have ingurgitated
you will have ingurgitated
they will have ingurgitated

Future Continuous
I will be ingurgitating
you will be ingurgitating
he/she/it will be ingurgitating
we will be ingurgitating
you will be ingurgitating
they will be ingurgitating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been ingurgitating
you have been ingurgitating
he/she/it has been ingurgitating
we have been ingurgitating
you have been ingurgitating
they have been ingurgitating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been ingurgitating
you will have been ingurgitating
he/she/it will have been ingurgitating
we will have been ingurgitating
you will have been ingurgitating
they will have been ingurgitating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been ingurgitating
you had been ingurgitating
he/she/it had been ingurgitating
we had been ingurgitating
you had been ingurgitating
they had been ingurgitating

Conditional
I would ingurgitate
you would ingurgitate
he/she/it would ingurgitate
we would ingurgitate
you would ingurgitate
they would ingurgitate

Past Conditional
I would have ingurgitated
you would have ingurgitated
he/she/it would have ingurgitated
we would have ingurgitated
you would have ingurgitated
they would have ingurgitated

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

ingurgitate - overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, scarf out, satiate, stuffeat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"

ingurgitate

verbTo swallow (food or drink) greedily or rapidly in large amounts:bolt, down, englut, engorge, gobble, gulp, guzzle, swill, wolf.