ingurgitation


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in·gur·gi·tate

 (ĭn-gûr′jĭ-tāt′)
tr.v. in·gur·gi·tat·ed, in·gur·gi·tat·ing, in·gur·gi·tates
To swallow greedily or in excessive amounts; gulp.
[Latin ingurgitāre, ingurgitāt- : in-, in; see in-2 + gurges, gurgit-, throat, whirlpool.]
in·gur′gi·ta′tion n.
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