ingurgitate

verb

in·gur·gi·tate | \ in-ˈgər-jə-ˌtāt

\

ingurgitated; ingurgitating

Definition of ingurgitate

transitive verb

: to swallow greedily or in large quantities : guzzle

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Most people are familiar with "regurgitate" as a fancy synonym for "throw up," but far fewer know of its rarer antonym "ingurgitate." It's a word as likely to turn up in a spelling bee as in a conversation, but it does see occasional use, both literal (as in "ingurgitating red wine") and figurative (as in "ingurgitating artwork"). "Regurgitate" and "ingurgitate" (as well as "gurgitate," an even rarer synonym of "ingurgitate," and gorge, meaning "to eat greedily) can be ultimately traced back to the Latin word for "whirlpool," which is "gurges."

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with no time for fine dining, we just ingurgitated our food and went on our way

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The first known use of ingurgitate was circa 1570

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