en·gorge
vb, en*gorged en*gorg*ing vt : to fill with blood to the point of congestion <the gastric mucosa was greatly engorged> vi : to suck blood to the limit of body capacity <larvae … which had engorged 7 days previously on an infected guinea pig, transmitted a fatal infection -Jour. of Infectious Diseases> en*gorge*ment n
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