engorge

ɪnˈɡɔrdʒ

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Definition of engorge - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

overeating

intr.

eat to excess

intr.

He engorged himself at the buffet until he could eat no more..

binge

overeat

swelling

intr.

TECH.

become swollen with blood or fluid

intr.

TECH.

The tick's body engorged with blood after feeding.

distend

inflate

swell

filling

tr.

TECH.

fill something excessively with liquid

tr.

TECH.

The river engorged the fields after the heavy rain.

flood

inundate

saturate

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Origin of engorge

Latin, ingurgitare (to swallow)

Examples of engorge in a sentence

They engorged themselves with the delicious feast.
The river engorged after the heavy rains.
Her ankle engorged with fluid after the injury.
The sponge engorged with water quickly.
The storm engorged the river beyond its banks.

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French:s'empiffrer, gonfler, ...
German:sich vollstopfen, anschwellen, ...
Italian:abbuffarsi, gonfiarsi, ...
Spanish:llenarse, hincharse, ...
Portuguese:comer em excesso, inchar, ...
Chinese:暴食, 肿胀, ...
Japanese:食べ過ぎる, 膨れ上がる, ...
Arabic:اِلْتَهَمَ, اِنتَفَخَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַאֲבִיס אֶת עַצְמוֹ, לְהִתְגּוֹדֵד, ...
Russian:объедаться, набухать, ...
Ukrainian:переїсти, набрякати, ...
Hindi:अधिक खाना, सूज जाना, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত খাওয়া, ফুলে উঠা, ...
Catalan:atipar-se, inflar-se, ...
Czech:přejíst se, zduřet, ...
Danish:overspise, opsvulme, ...
Dutch:volproppen, opzwellen, ...
Greek:τρώω υπερβολικά, πρήζομαι, ...
Hungarian:degeszre enni magát, megduzzadni, ...
Khmer:ស៊ីហួសហេតុ, ហើមពេញ, ...
Korean:과식하다, 부풀다, ...
Persian:پرخوری کرد, متورم شد, ...
Polish:objadać się, nabrzmiewać, ...
Portuguese (BR):empanturrar-se, inchar, ...
Romanian:a se îndopa, a se umfla, ...
Swedish:frossa, svälla, ...
Thai:กินมากเกินไป, บวม, ...
Turkish:tıkabasa yemek, şişmek, ...
Vietnamese:ăn quá nhiều, sưng phồng, ...

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