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engorge on

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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.

See also: on