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ingoiare

to swallow

verb een-goh-YAH-reh Rare

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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