engorge

Meaning

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

Synonyms

gorge

glut

overgorge

stuff

ingurgitate

devour

binge

gobble

overindulge

satiate

scarf out

gormandize

overeat

overfill

englut

gourmandize

pig out

gluttonize

gormandise

gobble up

chock

clog

swallow up

tuck away

tuck in

wolf

🐺

fress

engulf

raven

hyperemia

consume

overstuff

pad

pall

pig

🐖

put away

cram

Translations

ingurgitare

divorare

ostruire

s’empiffrer

devorar

παραγεμίζω

καταβροχθίζω

atracar-se

gorger

dévorer

mettre

engorger

goinfrer

verstopfen

bâfrer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈɡɔːdʒ/

Etymology

From French engorger, from Old French engorgier. Archaic spellings from Webster’s dictionary 1913 include ingorge and ingorg, both now considered misspellings.