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单词 engorge
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engorge

[ en-gawrj ]
/ ɛnˈgɔrdʒ /
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verb (used with or without object), en·gorged, en·gorg·ing.

to swallow greedily; glut or gorge.
Pathology. to congest with blood.

Origin of engorge

From the Middle French word engorger, dating back to 1505–15. See en-1, gorge1

OTHER WORDS FROM engorge

en·gorge·ment, noun

Words nearby engorge

English toy spaniel, English walnut, Englishwoman, English yew, englut, engorge, engr., engraft, engrail, engrailed, engrain
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Example sentences from the Web for engorge

  • In the tear-down culture in which we engorge ourselves like ticks bloated on blood, I guess he truly is the King.

    LeBron James, the Most Hated Athlete in America|Buzz Bissinger|June 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for engorge

engorge
/ (ɪnˈɡɔːdʒ) /

verb (tr)

pathol to congest with blood
to eat (food) ravenously or greedily
to gorge (oneself); glut; satiate

Derived forms of engorge

engorgement, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for engorge

engorge
[ ĕn-gôrj ]

v.

To fill to excess, as with blood or other fluid.

Other words from engorge

en•gorgement n.
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