Meaning & use
Engorge
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To swell or fill excessively with blood, fluid, or another substance.
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The tick's body will engorge with blood as it feeds.
Heavy rain caused the river to engorge and overflow its banks.
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"Engorge" is frequently used in medical and biological contexts to describe tissue or organs swollen with blood.
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