engorge
verb
en·gorge in-ˈgȯrj 
en-
engorged; engorging; engorges
transitive verb
: gorge entry 1, glut
especially : to fill with blood to the point of congestion
intransitive verb
: to suck blood to the limit of body capacity
engorgement
in-ˈgȯrj-mənt
noun en-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web But the Fed’s determination to pummel growth will only make matters worse so long as misguided fiscal policies engorge the money supply. 
Judy Shelton, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 Owners hardly flinch at paying those players millions upon millions in an effort to reach the Super Bowl and engorge already bloated bank accounts. Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2022 Gums bleed and blacken, then engorge and protrude over the teeth or their absent weeping sockets like a dark second set of lips. Bathsheba Demuth, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2021 Most foie gras is made by force-feeding ducks and geese through a tube to engorge their livers up to 10 times their normal sizes. BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2021 Once sufficiently engorged, the larvae drop off the wounds to pupate, emerging as a new generation of flies. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 26 May 2020 Puberty was no prerequisite: boys as young as seven could engorge themselves with silk and satin. Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker, 23 May 2020 The Tittabawassee became engorged late Tuesday when the aging Edenville and Sanford dams failed after heavy rain. CBS News, 22 May 2020 Her breasts, usually so small, were engorged, ready. Lauren Sandler, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2020 See More
Judy Shelton, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 Owners hardly flinch at paying those players millions upon millions in an effort to reach the Super Bowl and engorge already bloated bank accounts. Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2022 Gums bleed and blacken, then engorge and protrude over the teeth or their absent weeping sockets like a dark second set of lips. Bathsheba Demuth, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2021 Most foie gras is made by force-feeding ducks and geese through a tube to engorge their livers up to 10 times their normal sizes. BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2021 Once sufficiently engorged, the larvae drop off the wounds to pupate, emerging as a new generation of flies. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 26 May 2020 Puberty was no prerequisite: boys as young as seven could engorge themselves with silk and satin. Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker, 23 May 2020 The Tittabawassee became engorged late Tuesday when the aging Edenville and Sanford dams failed after heavy rain. CBS News, 22 May 2020 Her breasts, usually so small, were engorged, ready. Lauren Sandler, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle French engorgier, from Old French, to devour, from en- + gorge throat — more at gorge
First Known Use
1515, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Medical Definition
engorge
verb
en·gorge in-ˈgȯ(ə)rj
engorged; engorging
transitive verb
: to fill with blood to the point of congestion
the gastric mucosa was greatly engorged
intransitive verb
: to suck blood to the limit of body capacity
unconscious of the dog tick engorging on his right ankle John Barth
John Barth