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PRONUNCIATION OF ENGORGE

engorge  [ɪnˈɡɔːdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENGORGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Engorge is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb engorge in English.

WHAT DOES ENGORGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of engorge in the English dictionary

The first definition of engorge in the dictionary is to congest with blood. Other definition of engorge is to eat ravenously or greedily. Engorge is also to gorge ; glut; satiate.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ENGORGE

PRESENT

Present
I engorge
you engorge
he/she/it engorges
we engorge
you engorge
they engorge
Present continuous
I am engorging
you are engorging
he/she/it is engorging
we are engorging
you are engorging
they are engorging
Present perfect
I have engorged
you have engorged
he/she/it has engorged
we have engorged
you have engorged
they have engorged
Present perfect continuous
I have been engorging
you have been engorging
he/she/it has been engorging
we have been engorging
you have been engorging
they have been engorging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I engorged
you engorged
he/she/it engorged
we engorged
you engorged
they engorged
Past continuous
I was engorging
you were engorging
he/she/it was engorging
we were engorging
you were engorging
they were engorging
Past perfect
I had engorged
you had engorged
he/she/it had engorged
we had engorged
you had engorged
they had engorged
Past perfect continuous
I had been engorging
you had been engorging
he/she/it had been engorging
we had been engorging
you had been engorging
they had been engorging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will engorge
you will engorge
he/she/it will engorge
we will engorge
you will engorge
they will engorge
Future continuous
I will be engorging
you will be engorging
he/she/it will be engorging
we will be engorging
you will be engorging
they will be engorging
Future perfect
I will have engorged
you will have engorged
he/she/it will have engorged
we will have engorged
you will have engorged
they will have engorged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been engorging
you will have been engorging
he/she/it will have been engorging
we will have been engorging
you will have been engorging
they will have been engorging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would engorge
you would engorge
he/she/it would engorge
we would engorge
you would engorge
they would engorge
Conditional continuous
I would be engorging
you would be engorging
he/she/it would be engorging
we would be engorging
you would be engorging
they would be engorging
Conditional perfect
I would have engorge
you would have engorge
he/she/it would have engorge
we would have engorge
you would have engorge
they would have engorge
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been engorging
you would have been engorging
he/she/it would have been engorging
we would have been engorging
you would have been engorging
they would have been engorging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you engorge
we let´s engorge
you engorge
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to engorge
Past participle
engorged
Present Participle
engorging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENGORGE


disgorge
dɪsˈɡɔːdʒ
drop-forge
drɒp fɔːdʒ
dropforge
ˈdrɒpˌfɔːdʒ
forge
fɔːdʒ
George
dʒɔːdʒ
gorge
ɡɔːdʒ
overgorge
ˌəʊvəˈɡɔːdʒ
porge
pɔːdʒ
reforge
riːˈfɔːdʒ
regorge
rɪˈɡɔːdʒ
saulge
sɔːdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENGORGE

englobe
engloom
englut
englutted
englutting
engobe
engore
engorged
engorgement
engouement
engouled
engoument
engr
engrace
engraft
engraftation
engraftment
engrail
engrailment
engrain

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENGORGE

by and large
call-out charge
Cheddar Gorge
discharge
drop forge
emerge
enlarge
free of charge
Gilbert and George
in charge
large
Lloyd George
merge
Norge
Olduvai Gorge
serge
storge
surge
urge
Valley Forge

Synonyms and antonyms of engorge in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ENGORGE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «engorge» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of engorge
bolt · cram · devour · eat · fill · glut · gobble · gorge · gulp · guzzle · pig out · satiate · stuff · wolf

Translation of «engorge» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
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TRANSLATION OF ENGORGE

Find out the translation of engorge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of engorge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «engorge» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大吃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

engorge
570 millions of speakers

English

engorge
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लालच से खाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يستعمل المعلم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

объедаться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

engorge
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেট পুরিয়া খাত্তয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

engorger
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menarik perhatian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

anschwellen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガブガブ飲む
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

충혈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Enggal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngốn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

engorge
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खाऊ नका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yutmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ingozzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

engorge
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

об´їдатися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

devora
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταβροχθίζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verslind
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uppsluka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

engorge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of engorge

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENGORGE»

The term «engorge» is regularly used and occupies the 99.916 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENGORGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «engorge» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «engorge» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about engorge

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENGORGE»

Discover the use of engorge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to engorge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tick Eradication Measures
Life cycle of Dermacentor nit ens (=Anocentor) nit ens (Neumann) Development In days stage period average range Egg Incubation — 21-28 Larva Engorge and Molt — 8-16 Nymph Engorge and Molt — 7-14 Female Feeding — 9-23 2-4 9-17  ...
2
Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater ...
Larval Limnochares aquatica engorge gradually by feeding on successive host instars, but larvae of Hydryphantes tenuabilis exhibit true preparasitic attendance and delay feeding until the host reaches adulthood. This stategy of tracking ...
James H. Thorp, Alan P. Covich, 2009
3
Pocket Oxford English Dictionary
endpaper. |. engorge. 296 money borrowed. endpaper n. a leaf of paper at the beginning or end of a book, fixed to the inside of the cover. endurance n. the ability to endure something unpleasant and prolonged. endure /in-dyoor/ v. ( endures ...
Maurice Waite, 2013
4
Diccionari UB: anglès-català
... enginyeria mecanica ^ship's engineering enginyeria naval England n Anglaterra English 1) adj angles 2) n LING angles Englishman (pi Englishmen) n (un home) angles Englishwoman (pi Englishwomen) n (una dona) anglesa engorge v tr ...
‎2008
5
Concise English Dictionary
engorge. en. masse. British Isles, USA. most parts of the British Commonwealth, etc.: 14-point type. — v.t. to translate into English. — ns, Eng'lander an Englishman; Englishism (esp. US) an expression or idiom originating in or found only in ...
G. (Ed ). Davidson, 2007
6
The Epidemiology of Theileriosis in Africa
... the engorged nymphs detach and moult off the host and as a. Figure 4.13 Life cycle of a one-host tick such as Boophilus decoloratus. Moult Nymph 4 Larva Adult * Nymph. Adults mate and temales engorge Nymphs engorge Larvae engorge.
R. A. I. Norval, Brian D. Perry, A. S. Young, 1992
7
Parasitism and Host Behaviour
Aedes triseriatus infected with LaCrosse virus may fail to engorge even though they probe more (Grimstad et al., 1980). When A. aegypti was infected with Plasmodium gallinaceum, mosquito salivary apyrase activity declined and probing ...
C F Barnard, 2002
8
Arthropod-borne Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat
Female ticks can increase in size substantially when they engorge during feeding . Some of the larger species of Amblyomma can increase from just under 10 mm to over 25 mm in length and increase from about 0.04 g to over 4 g in weight ...
Susan Shaw, Michael Day, 2005
9
Georgis' Parasitology for Veterinarians
Dermacentor variabilis is a three-host tick whose larvae and nymphs engorge on small mammals and whose adults engorge on dogs. Rhipicephalus sanguineus is a three-host tick whose larvae, nymphs, and adults all engorge on dogs.
Dwight D. Bowman, Jay R. Georgi, 2009
10
A Dictionary of the English Language
To ENGORGE, (en-gorje) v.a. To ewal low ; to devour ; to gorge. To ENGORGE, ( en-gorje) v. n. To feed with eagerness and voracity. ToENGRAFF, (en-graf')u.u. Tofixdeeply; to attack. ENGRAFFMENT, (en-graT-ment) n. i. Root ; that which is ...
Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson, 1828

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENGORGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term engorge is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pleasure Activist
These bulbs are also comprised of erectile tissues that engorge when aroused. Basically, the next time you hear someone refer to a clitoris as a ... «Tucson Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Lyme disease cases on the rise in West Michigan
move the entire thing before it is able to fully engorge itself. "There's a lot of misconception on how to take a tick out and unfortunately you can ... «WZZM, Jul 15»
3
The Refreshing Goran Dragic: Happiness Over Dollars
This is relevant because the NBA's salary cap is expected to engorge in the coming seasons as new TV money pours in. Goran credits his ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
4
Immune response and insulin signalling alter mosquito feeding …
Females treated with either ILP3 or ILP4 morpholinos were significantly less likely to engorge on available blood (43.2% feeding and 56.3% ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
5
The Amazing Muscular Origami That Makes The Vagina So Stretchy
As vaginal tissues engorge with blood their now-relaxed folds extend and make the vagina both longer and wider. Engorgement makes the ... «Gizmodo Australia, Jul 15»
6
5 Ridiculous Ways to Spend Money
Clearly, throwing his hat in the ring like he did was, for O'Malley, a pure "vanity" move, something to engorge his ego. And just as clearly, ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
7
Alresford residents flock to duck race
The Alresford Pigs Association event saw children take part in hula-hoop competitions, spin plates and engorge on the food and drink served ... «Hampshire Chronicle, Jun 15»
8
Sparsholt College to host food festival
The people of Hampshire will have the chance to engorge in some of the county's finest produce on Independence Day at Sparsholt College as ... «Hampshire Chronicle, Jun 15»
9
Webathon Rounds Final Turn: Help Us Raise $10000 for NR's …
... to wrap up the Webathon with this special pitch, to our dedicated readers, those who have that conscience-pang because they engorge on all ... «National Review Online, Jun 15»
10
The Outsider Cynicism of 'Black Books' Non-Party Party Bottle Episode
With the party now an afterthought we just watch these bleeding souls engorge their livers (a staple for bottle episodes, although their selection ... «Splitsider, Jun 15»

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