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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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