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

Example Sentences

The rosé people tend not to be “real” wine people, as you can’t help but notice upon witnessing their ritual gatherings, where wine is not so much drunk as englutted.

From The New Yorker

“My particular grief is of so floodgate and overbearing nature, that it engluts and swallows other sorrows.”

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

How many prodigal bits have slaves and peasants This night englutted!

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg