Definition

1. Verb:
   • To swallow greedily or in large quantities; to consume food or drink excessively and rapidly. This verb describes the act of eating or drinking with great eagerness and lack of restraint, often to the point of excess.
   • To engulf or swallow up, as a vortex does. In a more figurative or literary sense, it can describe something being pulled in and consumed completely, like a whirlpool ingurgitating water.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • After the long fast, he was tempted to ingurgitate the entire feast.
  • The whirlpool formed by the drain seemed to ingurgitate everything in its path.
  • It is unhealthy to ingurgitate your meals; you should eat slowly.

Advanced Usage

• "to ingurgitate information": To consume or absorb information in vast, often undigested, quantities.
  • In the digital age, we often ingurgitate news without taking time to reflect on it.

Variants and Related Words

• Ingurgitation (n): The act of ingurgitating.
  • The rapid ingurgitation of the meal led to discomfort.

Synonyms

• Gorge: To eat a large amount greedily.
• Gulp: To swallow hastily or in large amounts.
• Devour: To eat quickly and eagerly.
• Overindulge: To have too much of something enjoyable, like food or drink.

Antonyms

• Nibble: To eat with small, gentle bites.
• Savor: To eat or drink slowly to enjoy the taste fully.
• Abstain: To choose not to consume something.

Related Phrases

• To ingurgitate like a vacuum: To consume with a powerful, sucking force. (This is a metaphorical construction, not a standard phrasal verb).
  • The new industrial plant seemed to ingurgitate resources like a vacuum.

Verb

1. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
   • She stuffed herself at the dinner
   • The kids binged on ice cream