Also means
to gulp down
Usage Note
Ingoiare is used both literally (to swallow food or liquid) and figuratively, meaning to put up with something unpleasant — ingoiare un insulto ('to swallow an insult'). It takes avere as its auxiliary in compound tenses. The near-synonym inghiottire is more formal.
Examples
"Ha ingoiato la pillola senza acqua."
Natural Translation
He swallowed the pill without water.
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