englut

[ en-gluht ]

verb (used with object)

, en·glut·ted, en·glut·ting.

1. to gulp down.
2. Archaic. to fill to satisfaction; satiate.

englut

/ ɪnˈɡlʌt /

verb

1. to devour ravenously; swallow eagerly
2. to glut or sate (oneself); surfeit; satiate

Word History and Origins

Origin of englut¹

1485–95; < Middle French englotir Anglo-French englutir < Late Latin ingluttīre to swallow, equivalent to Latin in- in- ² + gluttīre to swallow; glutton ¹