different between greedily vs ingurgitate

English

Etymology

From Middle English gredyly, gredily, from Old English gr?digl?ce, gr?del?ce; equivalent to greedy +? -ly.

Adverb

greedily (comparative more greedily, superlative most greedily)

1. In a greedy manner; with keen or ardent desire.

   The two dogs greedily devoured the meat.

   I gazed greedily on the gems in the shop window.

   Synonyms: avidly, eagerly

Translations

References

• greedily in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Ridgeley

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n????d??te?t/

Verb

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

1. To swallow greedily or in large amounts.

   Synonyms: gulp, gorge, guzzle

   • , II.ii.1.2:

     Nothing pesters the body and mind sooner than to be still fed, to eat and ingurgitate beyond all measure, as many do.

2. (transitive) To swallow up, as in a gulf.
   • 1622, Fotherby, Atheom.

     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.

Italian

Verb

ingurgitate

1. second-person plural present indicative of ingurgitare
2. second-person plural imperative of ingurgitare
3. feminine plural of ingurgitato

Latin

Verb

ingurgit?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of ingurgit?