swallow whole verb3 •To believe (a lie, excuse, story etc.) in its entirety and without question.It forbiddeth us to swallow whole the Doctrines and Precepts of men, without examination of them. — 1683 •To take in, absorb or comprehend something (information, news, etc.) in its entirety. •To destroy entirely and instantly.[…] when the so-caled^([sic]) First Amendment Defense Act has the capacity to swallow whole almost all of our hard-won protections, if upheld by the courts. — 2017 formsswallowed whole · swallowing whole · swallows whole