Engorge \En*gorge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engorged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engorging}.] [Pref. en- + gorge: cf. F. engorger to obstruct, cram.] 1. To gorge; to glut. --Mir. for Mag.
2. To swallow with greediness or in large quantities; to devour. --Spenser.
Engorged \En*gorged"\, p. a. 1. Swallowed with greediness, or in large draughts.
2. (Med.) Filled to excess with blood or other liquid; congested.
It also reflected a pattern of failures within a steel industry that had engorged itself with pension IOUs.