engorge

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

Etymology

From French engorger, from Old French engorgier. Archaic spellings from Webster’s dictionary 1913 include ingorge and ingorg, both now considered misspellings.

In classic literature

Synonyms

gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out

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