gorger

to gorge

verb gor-ZHEH Rare

Also means

to saturate

Usage Note

Gorger means to fill to excess — either feeding someone or something until bloated (se gorger de nourriture) or saturating a material with liquid (une éponge gorgée d'eau). The reflexive se gorger is very common and can be used figuratively for consuming wealth or information greedily. The past participle gorgé frequently functions as an adjective meaning 'swollen with' or 'saturated'.

Examples

"Les enfants se sont gorgés de chocolat."

Natural Translation

The children gorged themselves on chocolate.

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