Englut

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To swallow; to swallow up, engulf.

    "Whose grieued mindes, which choler did englut, / Against themselues turning their wrathfull spight, / Gan with new rage their shields to hew and cut […]"

  2. 2
    overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself wordnet
  3. 3
    To glut, satiate.

Synonyms

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bingeengorgeglutgorgegorgegormandise

Example

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"Whose grieued mindes, which choler did englut, / Against themselues turning their wrathfull spight, / Gan with new rage their shields to hew and cut […]"

Etymology

Partly from Old French englotir, partly from en- + glut.

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