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engorged; engorging; engorges
: gorge entry 1, glut
especially
: to fill with blood to the point of congestion
: to suck blood to the limit of body capacity
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That legacy is now under threat, after New York City voted in 2019 to ban the sale of foie gras, arguing that the way it is prepared, by force-feeding ducks to engorge their livers, amounts to torture and animal cruelty.
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Kimiko De Freytas-tamura, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2023
Folwell and her colleagues found that snake clitorises contain a tapestry of blood vessels and nerve endings, hinting that the organs can engorge and feel.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2022
But the Fed’s determination to pummel growth will only make matters worse so long as misguided fiscal policies engorge the money supply.
—Judy Shelton, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022
Owners hardly flinch at paying those players millions upon millions in an effort to reach the Super Bowl and engorge already bloated bank accounts.
—Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2022
Gums bleed and blacken, then engorge and protrude over the teeth or their absent weeping sockets like a dark second set of lips.
—Bathsheba Demuth, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2021
Most foie gras is made by force-feeding ducks and geese through a tube to engorge their livers up to 10 times their normal sizes.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2021
Once sufficiently engorged, the larvae drop off the wounds to pupate, emerging as a new generation of flies.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 26 May 2020
Puberty was no prerequisite: boys as young as seven could engorge themselves with silk and satin.
—Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker, 23 May 2020
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Kimiko De Freytas-tamura, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2023
Folwell and her colleagues found that snake clitorises contain a tapestry of blood vessels and nerve endings, hinting that the organs can engorge and feel.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2022
But the Fed’s determination to pummel growth will only make matters worse so long as misguided fiscal policies engorge the money supply.
—Judy Shelton, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022
Owners hardly flinch at paying those players millions upon millions in an effort to reach the Super Bowl and engorge already bloated bank accounts.
—Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2022
Gums bleed and blacken, then engorge and protrude over the teeth or their absent weeping sockets like a dark second set of lips.
—Bathsheba Demuth, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2021
Most foie gras is made by force-feeding ducks and geese through a tube to engorge their livers up to 10 times their normal sizes.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2021
Once sufficiently engorged, the larvae drop off the wounds to pupate, emerging as a new generation of flies.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 26 May 2020
Puberty was no prerequisite: boys as young as seven could engorge themselves with silk and satin.
—Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker, 23 May 2020
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Word History
Etymology
Middle French engorgier, from Old French, to devour, from en- + gorge throat — more at gorge
First Known Use
1515, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Dictionary Entries Near engorge
Cite this Entry
“Engorge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engorge. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.
Kids Definition
engorge
verb
en·gorge
in-ˈgȯ(ə)rj 
Medical Definition
engorge
verb
en·gorge
in-ˈgȯ(ə)rj
engorged; engorging
: to fill with blood to the point of congestion
the gastric mucosa was greatly engorged
: to suck blood to the limit of body capacity
unconscious of the dog tick engorging on his right ankle—John Barth
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