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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. To swallow with greediness or in large quantities; to devour. --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Engorge \En*gorge"\, v. i. To feed with eagerness or voracity; to stuff one's self with food. --Beaumont. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: engorge v : overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut}, {englut}, {stuff}, {overgorge}, {overeat}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}] [ant: {nibble}]
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