单词 | ingurgitate |
释义 | ingurgitate[ in-gur-ji-teyt ] / ɪnˈgɜr dʒɪˌteɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ingurgitate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), in·gur·gi·tat·ed, in·gur·gi·tat·ing.to swallow greedily or in great quantity, as food. to engulf; swallow up: The floodwaters ingurgitated trees and houses. verb (used without object), in·gur·gi·tat·ed, in·gur·gi·tat·ing.to drink or eat greedily; guzzle; swill. Origin of ingurgitateFirst recorded in 1560–70; from Latin ingurgitātus, past participle of ingurgitāre “to fill, flood, drench with a stream of liquid,” equivalent to in- “in” + gurgit- (stem of gurges ) “whirlpool, flood” + -ātus past participle suffix; see in-2, -ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM ingurgitatein·gur·gi·ta·tion, nounWords nearby ingurgitateinguinodynia, inguinolabial, inguinoperitoneal, inguinoscrotal, ingulf, ingurgitate, Ingush, Ingushetia, Ingush Republic, Ingveonic, INH Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ingurgitateingurgitate / (ɪnˈɡɜːdʒɪˌteɪt) / verbto swallow (food) with greed or in excess; gorge Derived forms of ingurgitateingurgitation, nounWord Origin for ingurgitateC16: from Latin ingurgitāre to flood, from in- ² + gurges abyss Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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