engorgé — ⇒ENGORGÉ, ÉE, part. passé et adj. I. Part. passé de engorger. II. Adj. [Correspond à engorger B] A. [En parlant d un inanimé concr.] Qui est gêné par un engorgement. (Quasi )synon. bouché, obstrué. Un toit dont les gouttières sont engorgées… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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. [1913 Webster] 2. To swallow with greediness or in large quantities; to devour.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Engorge — En*gorge , v. i. To feed with eagerness or voracity; to stuff one s self with food. Beaumont. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
engorge — 1510s, from Fr. engorger to obstruct, block, congest, O.Fr. engorgier to swallow, devour, from en (see EN (Cf. en ) (1)) + gorge throat (see GORGE (Cf. gorge)). Probably originally in reference to hawks. Related: Engorged; engorging … Etymology dictionary
engorgé — Engorgé, [engorg]ée. part. pass. Il se dit aussi d un cheval dont les jambes sont pleines de mauvaises humeurs. Ce cheval a les jambes engorgées. On dit, que Des moulins sont engorgez, Quand l eau est si haute qu elle empesche les rouës de… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
engorge — ► VERB (often be engorged) ▪ swell or cause to swell with blood, water, etc. DERIVATIVES engorgement noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «gorge oneself»: from Old French engorgier feed to excess … English terms dictionary
engorge — [en gôrj′, ingôrj′] vt. engorged, engorging [Fr engorger < OFr < en , in + gorge, GORGE] 1. to gorge; glut 2. to devour greedily 3. Med. to congest (a blood vessel, tissue, etc.) with fluid, as blood, milk, etc. vi. to eat greedily; feed… … English World dictionary
engorge — verb Etymology: Middle French engorgier, from Old French, to devour, from en + gorge throat more at gorge Date: 1515 transitive verb gorge, glut; especially to fill with blood to the point of congestion intransitive verb to suck blood to the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
engorge — engorgement, n. /en gawrj /, v.t., v.i., engorged, engorging. 1. to swallow greedily; glut or gorge. 2. Pathol. to congest with blood. [1505 15; < MF engorger. See EN 1, GORGE] * * * … Universalium
engorge — verb /ɪnˈɡɔːdʒ/ a) To devour something greedily, gorge, glut. b) To feed ravenously. See Also: disgorge … Wiktionary
