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engorge (itself) on someone or something and engorge (itself) with something [for an animal] to drink its fill of blood. The vampire bat engorged itself on a number of creatures last night. Mosquitoes engorge on human victims. The mosquitoes engorged themselves with my blood all night long. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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26), it is difficult not to hear overtones of the ravenous monster of Ugaritic (pre-Israelite) mythology, Mot, whose broad throat engorges even the mightiest of gods and heroes--particularly in view of Paul's use of two OT quotations that probably do personify Death in v. The circulation of blood around the body, the involvement of veins in its circulation and the idea of reducing blood-flow to engorge peripheral veins to assist cannulation are simply beyond the understanding of many children. there's a disastrous famine in North Korea and a proposed budget deal going through Congress that would engorge the wallets of rich people, slash corporate taxes. |
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