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engorge

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \in-ˈgȯrj, en-\
    • /ɪn.ˈɡɔːdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \in-ˈgȯrj, en-\

Definitions of engorge word

  • noun engorge Cause to swell with blood, water, or another fluid. 1
  • verb engorge to congest with blood 0
  • verb engorge to eat (food) ravenously or greedily 0
  • verb engorge to gorge (oneself); glut; satiate 0
  • verb transitive engorge to gorge; glut 0
  • verb transitive engorge to devour greedily 0
See all 11 definitions of engorge

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Parts of speech for Engorge

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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engorge popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

engorge usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for engorge

verb engorge

  • swell — to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
  • blow up — If someone blows something up or if it blows up, it is destroyed by an explosion.
  • down — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
  • englut — To swallow; to swallow up, engulf.
  • glut — to feed or fill to satiety; sate: to glut the appetite.
All 14 Synonyms of engorge

Antonyms for engorge

verb engorge

  • deflate — If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.
  • abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
  • diet — the legislative body of certain countries, as Japan.
  • fast — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
  • nibble — to bite off small bits.
All 5 Antonyms of engorge

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