engorge

See also engorgé

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ɪnˈɡɔːdʒ/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)dʒ

Verb

engorge (third-person singular simple present engorges, present participle engorging, simple 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.

Related terms

• disgorge

Translations

to devour greedily

Bulgarian: ям лакомо (bg) Finnish: ahmia (fi)

to feed ravenously

Finnish: ahmia (fi)

Translations

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Bosnian: žderati (bs) Chinese: 狼吞虎嚥, 狼吞虎咽

Serbian: Cyrillic: ждерати Roman: žderati

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French

Verb

engorge

1. first-person singular present indicative of engorger
2. third-person singular present indicative of engorger
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of engorger
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of engorger
5. second-person singular imperative of engorger