s’engourdir, v.r., to get benumbed; to become torpid, enervated, enfeebled.

engourdissement (ān-goor-dis-mān), n.m., numbness, torpor, enervation. Avoir un — au bras; to have a numbness in the arm. Tirer quelqu’un de son —; to rouse any one from his torpor.

engrainer, v.a., to feed with grain; to fill the mill-hopper.

engrais, n.m., rich pasture; fatting; manure, soil. Mettre des bœufs à l’—; to put oxen to fatten.

engraissement (ān-grès-mān), n.m., fattening; corpulence.

engraisser, v.a., to fatten, to cram (poultry); to manure. — des bestiaux; to fatten cattle.

engraisser, v.n., to become corpulent; to fatten; to thrive.

s’engraisser, v.r., to fatten, to grow fat, stout; to grow rich; to grow thick or ropy. S’— des misères publiques; to fatten on public misery.

engranger, v.a., (agri.) to get in, to house, to store.

engravement (ān-grav-mān), n.m., (nav.) stranding.