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engorged

verb

Meaning

  1. To devour something greedily, gorge, glut.
  2. To feed ravenously.
  3. To fill excessively with a body liquid, especially blood.
  4. Overly filled with fluid; used especially of blood vessels.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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