englut
Americanverb (used with object)
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to gulp down.
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Archaic. to fill to satisfaction; satiate.
verb
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to devour ravenously; swallow eagerly
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to glut or sate (oneself); surfeit; satiate
Etymology
Origin of englut
1485–95; < Middle French englotir Anglo-French englutir < Late Latin ingluttīre to swallow, equivalent to Latin in- in- 2 + gluttīre to swallow; glutton 1
Example Sentences
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The rosé people tend not to be “real” wine people, as you can’t help but notice upon witnessing their ritual gatherings, where wine is not so much drunk as englutted.
From The New Yorker
“My particular grief is of so floodgate and overbearing nature, that it engluts and swallows other sorrows.”
From Project Gutenberg
In this signification englut, from engloutir, French, occurs frequently, as in Henry VI.
From Project Gutenberg
How many prodigal bits have slaves and peasants This night englutted!
From Project Gutenberg
Not the sea Which did englut great Egypt and his war, Nor all the desert-drown-ed sepulchres.
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