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englut

[ en-gluht ]
/ ɛnˈglʌt /
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verb (used with object), en·glut·ted, en·glut·ting.
to gulp down.
Archaic. to fill to satisfaction; satiate.
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Origin of englut

1485–95; <Middle French englotirAnglo-French englutir<Late Latin ingluttīre to swallow, equivalent to Latin in-in-2 + gluttīre to swallow; see glutton1

Words nearby englut

English system, English toy spaniel, English walnut, Englishwoman, English yew, englut, engorge, engorgement, engr., engraft, engrail
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British Dictionary definitions for englut

englut
/ (ɪnˈɡlʌt) /
verb -gluts, -glutting or -glutted (tr) literary
to devour ravenously; swallow eagerly
to glut or sate (oneself); surfeit; satiate
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