englut

[ en-gluht ]
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verb (used with object),en·glut·ted, en·glut·ting.
  1. to gulp down.

  2. Archaic. to fill to satisfaction; satiate.

Origin of englut

1
1485–95; <Middle French englotirAnglo-French englutir<Late Latin ingluttīre to swallow, equivalent to Latin in-in-2 + gluttīre to swallow; see glutton1

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British Dictionary definitions for englut

englut

/ (ɪnˈɡlʌt) /


verb-gluts, -glutting or -glutted (tr) literary
  1. to devour ravenously; swallow eagerly

  2. to glut or sate (oneself); surfeit; satiate

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