English Explanatory Dictionary

engorge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To devour something greedily, gorge, glut.
  2. To feed ravenously.
  3. To fill excessively with a bodily liquid, especially blood.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈɡɔːdʒ/ en-us-engorge.ogg

Word forms

engorge engorges engorging engorged

Etymology

From French engorger, from Old French engorgier. Archaic spellings from Webster’s dictionary 1913 include ingorge and ingorg, both now considered misspellings.

Related words

disgorge

Derived words

engorgement
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