deglutire — meaning in English
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English meaning
- swallow verb To move food or drink from the mouth down into the stomach.
Senses
deglutire is used for these senses in English:
- swallow (intransitive) To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion. [from 18th c.]
swallow — full definition
- verb To move food or drink from the mouth down into the stomach.
- verb To accept or believe something readily, often too readily.
- verb To put up with something unpleasant without complaining or retaliating.
- noun A small, fast-flying migratory bird with a forked tail that catches insects in flight.