engorge
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ɪnˈɡɔːdʒ/
Verb

engorge (engorges, present participle engorging; past and past participle engorged)

  1. (transitive) To devour something greedily, gorge, glut.
  2. (intransitive) To feed ravenously.
  3. (pathology) To fill excessively with a body liquid, especially blood.
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