ingurgitate

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   rare: to swallow food or drink greedily or in large quantities

   The diners continued to ingurgitate rich food long after they were full.

2. 2
   verb

   rare: to swallow up, engulf, or draw inward

   The whirlpool seemed ready to ingurgitate the drifting wreckage.

From Latin ingurgitare, 'to engulf or gorge oneself,' formed from in-, 'into,' + gurges, 'whirlpool or abyss.' The image is of food, drink, or another object disappearing into a gulf.

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