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engorge in British English

(ɪnˈɡɔːdʒ)

verb (transitive)

1. pathology

to congest with blood

to eat (food) ravenously or greedily

to gorge (oneself); glut; satiate

Derived forms

engorgement (enˈgorgement)

noun

engorge in American English

(ɛnˈgɔrdʒ; ɪnˈgɔrdʒ)

verb transitiveWord forms: enˈgorged or enˈgorging

to gorge; glut

to devour greedily

3. Medicine

to congest (a blood vessel, tissue, etc.) with fluid, as blood, milk, etc.

verb intransitive

to eat greedily; feed ravenously

Derived forms

engorgement (enˈgorgement)

noun

Word origin

Fr engorger < OFr < en-, in + gorge, gorge

Examples of 'engorge' in a sentence
engorge

Any way you looked at it there was the syncretism of myth, myth's happy appetite to engorge on narrative strains.

Synonyms of 'engorge'

gorge, eat, fill, stuff

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(verb) in the sense of gorge

Synonyms

gorge

I could spend all day gorging on chocolate.

eat

She was eating a sandwich.

fill

They filled themselves with chocolate cake.

stuff

wallets stuffed with dollars

wolf

I was in the changing room wolfing down tea and sandwiches.

bolt

Don't bolt your food.

cram

devour

She devoured half an apple pie.

gulp

She quickly gulped her tea.

glut

The pond was glutted with fish.

gobble

He gobbled all the beef stew.

guzzle

She had been guzzling lemonade all evening.

satiate

There is enough fruit to satiate several children.

pig out (slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bolt

Definition

to eat hurriedly

Don't bolt your food.

Synonyms

gobble,

stuff,

wolf,

cram,

gorge,

devour,

gulp,

guzzle,

swallow whole

in the sense of cram

Definition

to eat or feed to excess

Synonyms

overeat,

gorge,

glut,

guzzle,

satiate,

pig out (slang),

overfeed,

gormandize,

put or pack away

in the sense of devour

Definition

to eat up greedily

She devoured half an apple pie.

Synonyms

eat,

consume,

swallow,

bolt,

dispatch,

cram,

stuff,

wolf,

hoover (informal),

gorge,

gulp,

gobble,

guzzle,

polish off (informal),

pig out on (slang)

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engorge

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engorged
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Synonyms of 'engorge'

engorge

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单词	engorge
释义	Trends of engorge View usage for: engorge in British English (ɪnˈɡɔːdʒ) verb (transitive) 1. pathology to congest with blood 2. to eat (food) ravenously or greedily 3. to gorge (oneself); glut; satiate Derived forms engorgement (enˈgorgement) noun engorge in American English (ɛnˈgɔrdʒ; ɪnˈgɔrdʒ) verb transitiveWord forms: enˈgorged or enˈgorging 1. to gorge; glut 2. to devour greedily 3. Medicine to congest (a blood vessel, tissue, etc.) with fluid, as blood, milk, etc. verb intransitive 4. to eat greedily; feed ravenously Derived forms engorgement (enˈgorgement) noun Word origin Fr engorger < OFr < en-, in + gorge, gorge Examples of 'engorge' in a sentence engorge Any way you looked at it there was the syncretism of myth, myth's happy appetite to engorge on narrative strains. Gregory Maguire WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST (1995) Synonyms of 'engorge' gorge, eat, fill, stuff More Synonyms of engorge (verb) in the sense of gorge Synonyms gorge I could spend all day gorging on chocolate. eat She was eating a sandwich. fill They filled themselves with chocolate cake. stuff wallets stuffed with dollars wolf I was in the changing room wolfing down tea and sandwiches. bolt Don't bolt your food. cram devour She devoured half an apple pie. gulp She quickly gulped her tea. glut The pond was glutted with fish. gobble He gobbled all the beef stew. guzzle She had been guzzling lemonade all evening. satiate There is enough fruit to satiate several children. pig out (slang) Additional synonyms in the sense of bolt Definition to eat hurriedly Don't bolt your food. Synonyms gobble, stuff, wolf, cram, gorge, devour, gulp, guzzle, swallow whole in the sense of cram Definition to eat or feed to excess Synonyms overeat, gorge, glut, guzzle, satiate, pig out (slang), overfeed, gormandize, put or pack away in the sense of devour Definition to eat up greedily She devoured half an apple pie. Synonyms eat, consume, swallow, bolt, dispatch, cram, stuff, wolf, hoover (informal), gorge, gulp, gobble, guzzle, polish off (informal), pig out on (slang) Nearby words of engorge England English Englishman engorge engorged engraft engrained Synonyms of 'engorge' engorge Explore 'engorge' in the dictionary
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