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Engorge

/ɪnˈɡɔːdʒ/

To devour something greedily, gorge, glut.

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📖 Definitions of "Engorge"

verb

1
To devour something greedily, gorge, glut.
2
To feed ravenously.
3
To fill excessively with a body liquid, especially blood.

🔄 Synonyms of "Engorge"

15 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
gorgenoun	(botany) The throat of a flower.
satiateverb	(transitive) To fill to satisfaction; to satisfy.
glutnoun	An excess, too much.
stuffnoun	(informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
englutverb	To glut, satiate.
pig outverb	(slang, intransitive) To eat voraciously or ravenously; to gorge oneself.
ingurgitateverb	To swallow greedily or in large amounts.
overindulgeverb	(ambitransitive) To indulge to excess.
bingenoun	(transitive, intransitive, often with on) To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol or media consumption.
gormandizeverb	Alternative spelling of gourmandise. [To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.]
overgorgeverb	To gorge to excess.
gourmandizeverb	Alternative spelling of gourmandise. [To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.]
gormandiseverb	Alternative spelling of gourmandise. [To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.]
overeatverb	(intransitive) To eat too much.
scarf outverb	overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

↔️ Antonyms of "Engorge"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
munchnoun	To eat vigorously or with excitement.
nibbleverb	(transitive) To take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, of (something).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Engorge"

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Word	Definition
pig outverb	(slang, intransitive) To eat voraciously or ravenously; to gorge oneself.
ingurgitateverb	To swallow greedily or in large amounts.
englutverb	To glut, satiate.
gormandizeverb	Alternative spelling of gourmandise. [To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.]
gormandiseverb	Alternative spelling of gourmandise. [To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.]
gourmandizeverb	Alternative spelling of gourmandise. [To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.]
overgorgeverb	To gorge to excess.
overeatverb	(intransitive) To eat too much.
bingeverb	(transitive, intransitive, often with on) To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol or media consumption.
gorgeverb	(botany) The throat of a flower.
overindulgeverb	(ambitransitive) To indulge to excess.
stuffverb	(transitive) To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.
satiateverb	(transitive) To fill to satisfaction; to satisfy.
glutverb	An excess, too much.
scarf outverb	overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
ingorgeverb	Archaic form of engorge. [(transitive) To devour something greedily, gorge, glut.]
gluttonnoun	One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.
gluttonizeverb	(intransitive) To eat an excessive amount, or voraciously.
gluttoniseverb	Alternative form of gluttonize. [(intransitive) To eat an excessive amount, or voraciously.]
gavagenoun	(medicine) Feeding by means of a tube passed into the stomach