ingurgitate

UK/ɪnˈɡɜː.dʒɪ.teɪt/

ingurgitate verb: to swallow greedily or in large amounts.

Verb

ingurgitate (third-person singular simple present ingurgitates, present participle ingurgitating, simple past and past participle ingurgitated)

To swallow greedily or in large amounts.
- Nothing pesters the body and mind sooner than to be still fed, to eat and ingurgitate beyond all measure, as many do., II.ii.1.2
Synonyms:

gulp, gorge, guzzle
(transitive) To swallow up, as in a gulf.
- If a man do but once set his appetite upon it [pleasure], let him ingurgitate himself never so deep into it, yet shall he never be able to fill his desire with it.1622, Fotherby, Atheom

ہڑپ کرنا, نگلنا, تھوڑنا

third-person singular present	ingurgitates
present participle	ingurgitating
past participle	ingurgitated
past	ingurgitated

From the participle stem of Latin ingurgitāre, from in- + gurges (“whirlpool”).

What does ingurgitate mean?: Ingurgitate means to swallow greedily or in large amounts.
What is ingurgitate in Urdu?: Ingurgitate in Urdu is ہڑپ کرنا, نگلنا, تھوڑنا. See Ingurgitate meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is ingurgitate?: Ingurgitate is a verb.
How do you pronounce ingurgitate?: Ingurgitate is pronounced /ɪnˈɡɜː.dʒɪ.teɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of ingurgitate?: The past tense of ingurgitate is ingurgitated.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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