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Definition of Engorge
1. Verb. Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself. "The kids binged on ice cream"
Generic synonyms: Eat
Derivative terms: Binge, Engorgement, Gorger, Gourmand, Gourmandizer, Overeating, Overindulgence
Definition of Engorge
1. v. t. To gorge; to glut.
2. v. i. To feed with eagerness or voracity; to stuff one's self with food.
Definition of Engorge
1. Verb. (transitive) To devour something greedily, gorge, glut. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To feed ravenously. ¹
3. Verb. (pathology) To fill excessively with a body liquid, especially blood. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Engorge
1. to fill with blood [v -GORGED, -GORGING, -GORGES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Engorge
Literary usage of Engorge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Therapeutic Gazette (1916)
"The object of the compression of the arm is, of course, to engorge the veins so
that they may stand out prominently and so facilitate the operation, ..."
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