ENGORGE

gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out

(verb) overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; “She stuffed herself at the dinner”; “The kids binged on ice cream”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

engorge (third-person singular simple present engorges, present participle engorging, simple past and past participle engorged)

(transitive) To devour something greedily, gorge, glut.

(intransitive) To feed ravenously.

(pathology) To fill excessively with a body liquid, especially blood.

Anagrams

• Goergen, reggeon

Source: Wiktionary


En*gorge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engorged; p. pr. & vb. n. Engorging.] Etym: [Pref. en- + gorge: cf. F. engorger to obstruct, cram.]

1. To gorge; to glut. Mir. for Mag.

2. To swallow with greediness or in large quantities; to devour. Spenser.

En*gorge", v. i.

Definition: To feed with eagerness or voracity; to stuff one's self with food. Beaumont.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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