Engorge
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈɡɔːdʒ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Engorge is a verb meaning (transitive) To devour something greedily, gorge, glut.
Meaning
(transitive) To devour something greedily, gorge, glut.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To feed ravenously.
- (pathology) To fill excessively with a bodily liquid, especially blood.
Example Sentences
Greedily she engorged without restraint
One typical Grecian kiln engorged one thousand muleloads of juniper wood in a single burn. Fifty such kilns would devour six thousand metric tons of trees and brush annually.
Word Forms
- engorges
- engorging
- engorged
Synonyms for engorge
Depending on context, synonyms include gorge, satiate, glut, stuff, englut, pig out.
Antonyms for engorge
Common opposites include munch, nibble.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pig out, ingurgitate, englut, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize.
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