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ENGLUT
gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out
(verb) overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; “She stuffed herself at the dinner”; “The kids binged on ice cream”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
englut (third-person singular simple present engluts, present participle englutting, simple past and past participle englutted)
To swallow; to swallow up, engulf.
To glut, satiate.
Anagrams
• Lutgen, gluten
Source: Wiktionary
En*glut", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Englutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Englutting.] Etym: [Pref. en- + glut: cf. F. engloutir.]
1. To swallow or gulp down. [Obs.] Shak.
2. To glut. [Obs.] "Englutted with vanity." Ascham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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