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(transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
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(transitive) To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.
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(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.
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(transitive) To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.
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(intransitive) To engross; to appropriate; usually with up.
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(transitive) To retract; to recant.
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(transitive) To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.