From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Engorge \En*gorge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engorged}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Engorging}.] [Pref. en- + gorge: cf. F. engorger to
obstruct, cram.]
1. To gorge; to glut. --Mir. for Mag.
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2. To swallow with greediness or in large quantities; to
devour. --Spenser.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Engorge \En*gorge"\, v. i.
To feed with eagerness or voracity; to stuff one's self with
food. --Beaumont.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
engorge
v 1: overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She
stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice
cream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut},
{englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {overeat},
{gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig
out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}]
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