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engorgement en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English engorge Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English engorgement From engorge + -ment.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of swallowing greedily.
2. (countable, uncountable) The process or the condition of becoming engorged, becoming over-filled with fluid.
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Translations (3)

fr engorgement (the process or the condition of becoming engorged) · pt ingurgitamento (the process or the condition of becoming engorged) · pt engorgitamento (the process or the condition of becoming engorged)