engorge

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈɡɔːdʒ/

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Verb

Plain form engorge

Third-person singular engorges

Past tense engorged

Past participle engorged

Present participle engorging

1. (transitive) If you engorge food, you eat it greedily.
2. (pathology) If something is engorged, it is filled excessively with a body liquid, especially blood.