englut


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en·glut

 (ĕn-glŭt′)
tr.v. en·glut·ted, en·glut·ting, en·gluts
To gulp down; swallow greedily.

[Anglo-Norman englutir, from Late Latin inglūtīre : Latin in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + Latin gluttīre, to swallow.]
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englut

(ɪnˈɡlʌt)
vb (tr) , -gluts, -glutting or -glutted
1. to devour ravenously; swallow eagerly
2. to glut or sate (oneself); surfeit; satiate
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englut


Past participle: englutted
Gerund: englutting

Imperative
englut
englut
Present
I englut
you englut
he/she/it engluts
we englut
you englut
they englut
Preterite
I englutted
you englutted
he/she/it englutted
we englutted
you englutted
they englutted
Present Continuous
I am englutting
you are englutting
he/she/it is englutting
we are englutting
you are englutting
they are englutting
Present Perfect
I have englutted
you have englutted
he/she/it has englutted
we have englutted
you have englutted
they have englutted
Past Continuous
I was englutting
you were englutting
he/she/it was englutting
we were englutting
you were englutting
they were englutting
Past Perfect
I had englutted
you had englutted
he/she/it had englutted
we had englutted
you had englutted
they had englutted
Future
I will englut
you will englut
he/she/it will englut
we will englut
you will englut
they will englut
Future Perfect
I will have englutted
you will have englutted
he/she/it will have englutted
we will have englutted
you will have englutted
they will have englutted
Future Continuous
I will be englutting
you will be englutting
he/she/it will be englutting
we will be englutting
you will be englutting
they will be englutting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been englutting
you have been englutting
he/she/it has been englutting
we have been englutting
you have been englutting
they have been englutting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been englutting
you will have been englutting
he/she/it will have been englutting
we will have been englutting
you will have been englutting
they will have been englutting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been englutting
you had been englutting
he/she/it had been englutting
we had been englutting
you had been englutting
they had been englutting
Conditional
I would englut
you would englut
he/she/it would englut
we would englut
you would englut
they would englut
Past Conditional
I would have englutted
you would have englutted
he/she/it would have englutted
we would have englutted
you would have englutted
they would have englutted
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.englut - overeat or eat immodestlyenglut - overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"
eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

englut

verb
To swallow (food or drink) greedily or rapidly in large amounts:
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According to Ascham, the young English traveler's attraction to Italian ways and mores--figured as "licentious vanity, that sweet and perilous poison of all youth" with which the heedless youth of England "englut" themselves--has but one antidote, namely a medicinal preparation for the soul, called by Homer "the herb moly " and identified more explicitly by Ascham as the knowing pursuit of virtue and self-conscious avoidance of "the poison of vain pleasure" (64-65).