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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Ingurgitate

In-gūr'gi-tāte, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [Lat. ingurgitare, ingurgitatum, from prefix in and gurges, whirlpool, gulf; It. ingurgitare, Sp. ingurgitar, Fr. ingurgiter.]

  1. To swallow greedily, or in great quantity.
  2. To swallow up, as in a gulf; to ingulf.

In-gûr’gi-tāte, v. i.

verbintransitive

To drink largely; to swill. [Obs.] Burton.