en·gorge (ĕn-gôrj′) v. en·gorged , en·gorg·ing , en·gorg·es
v. tr. 1. To devour greedily.
2. To gorge; glut.
3. To fill to excess, as with blood or other fluid.
v. intr. To feed ravenously.
[French engorger , from Old French engorgier : en- , in ; see en- 1 + gorge , throat ; see gorge .]
en·gorge′ment n.
engorge (ɪnˈɡɔːdʒ ) vb (
tr )
1. (Physiology) pathol to congest with blood
2. to eat (food) ravenously or greedily
3. to gorge (oneself); glut; satiate
enˈgorgement n
en•gorge (ɛnˈgɔrdʒ) v.t., v.i. -gorged, -gorg•ing. 1. to swallow greedily; glut or gorge.
2. to fill or congest with blood.
[1505–15; < Middle French
engorger. See
en -
1 ,
gorge ]
en•gorge′ment, n.
engorge Past participle: engorgedGerund: engorgingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I engorge you engorge he/she/it engorges we engorge you engorge they engorge
Preterite I engorged you engorged he/she/it engorged we engorged you engorged they engorged
Present Continuous I am engorging you are engorging he/she/it is engorging we are engorging you are engorging they are engorging
Present Perfect I have engorged you have engorged he/she/it has engorged we have engorged you have engorged they have engorged
Past Continuous I was engorging you were engorging he/she/it was engorging we were engorging you were engorging they were engorging
Past Perfect I had engorged you had engorged he/she/it had engorged we had engorged you had engorged they had engorged
Future I will engorge you will engorge he/she/it will engorge we will engorge you will engorge they will engorge
Future Perfect I will have engorged you will have engorged he/she/it will have engorged we will have engorged you will have engorged they will have engorged
Future Continuous I will be engorging you will be engorging he/she/it will be engorging we will be engorging you will be engorging they will be engorging
Present Perfect Continuous I have been engorging you have been engorging he/she/it has been engorging we have been engorging you have been engorging they have been engorging
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been engorging you will have been engorging he/she/it will have been engorging we will have been engorging you will have been engorging they will have been engorging
Past Perfect Continuous I had been engorging you had been engorging he/she/it had been engorging we had been engorging you had been engorging they had been engorging
Conditional I would engorge you would engorge he/she/it would engorge we would engorge you would engorge they would engorge
Past Conditional I would have engorged you would have engorged he/she/it would have engorged we would have engorged you would have engorged they would have engorged
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. engorge - overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"binge ,
englut ,
glut ,
gorge ,
gormandise ,
gormandize ,
gourmandize ,
ingurgitate ,
overeat ,
overgorge ,
overindulge ,
pig out ,
scarf out ,
satiate ,
stuff eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
engorge verb 1. To swallow (food or drink) greedily or rapidly in large amounts:
2. To satisfy to the full or to excess:
engorge - overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"