englobe

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verb

To surround as if by a globe.

OriginEnglish globe ← Middle English en- ← Old French en- →
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Meanings

verbenglobe (third-person singular simple present englobes, present participle englobing, simple past and past participle englobed)

present singular third person englobes · participle present englobing · participle past englobed · past englobed

  1. transitiveTo surround as if by a globe.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Middle Englishen-
  7. Englishen-
  8. Englishglobe
  9. Englishenglobe

From en- + globe.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

legbone
Cite this entry
APA

englobe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/englobe

MLA

“englobe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/englobe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “englobe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/englobe.

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