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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•gur•gi•tate (in gûr′ji tāt′),USA pronunciation v., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. v.t. - to swallow greedily or in great quantity, as food.
- to engulf;
swallow up:The floodwaters ingurgitated trees and houses. v.i. - to drink or eat greedily;
guzzle; swill.
- 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
- 1560–70
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