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overgorge

overgorge verb: to gorge to excess.

Verb

overgorge (third-person singular simple present overgorges, present participle overgorging, simple past and past participle overgorged)

  1. To gorge to excess.
    • ambitious Sylla, overgorged
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Forms of overgorge

third-person singular presentovergorges
present participleovergorging
past participleovergorged
pastovergorged

Origin of overgorge

From over- + gorge.

Questions about overgorge

What does overgorge mean?
Overgorge means to gorge to excess.
What part of speech is overgorge?
Overgorge is a verb.
What is the past tense of overgorge?
The past tense of overgorge is overgorged.

Words near overgorge in the dictionary

  1. overgoes
  2. overgoing
  3. overgoings
  4. overgone
  5. overgood
  6. overgorge
  7. overgorged
  8. overgorges
  9. overgorging
  10. overgot
  11. overgotten

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