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Engorge
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is bowdlerise. Does it mean:
| to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly. |
| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
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engorge
1510s, from Fr. engorger, from en- + gorge "throat" (see gorge). Probably originally in reference to hawks. Related: Engorged; engorgement.
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engorge en·gorge (ěn-gôrj')
v. en·gorged, en·gorg·ing, en·gorg·es
To fill to excess, as with blood or other fluid.
en·gorge'ment n.
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