Synonyms

englut

American

[en-gluht] / ɛnˈglʌt /

verb (used with object)

englutted, englutting

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

englut British

/ ɪnˈɡlʌt /

verb

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

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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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Not the sea Which did englut great Egypt and his war, Nor all the desert-drown-ed sepulchres.

From New Poems by Thompson, Francis

In this signification englut, from engloutir, French, occurs frequently, as in Henry VI.

From Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies by Johnson, Samuel

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