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englobe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-globe
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To surround as if by a globe.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English globe English englobe From en- + globe.

Usage

Inflected Forms

englobes (present, singular) englobing (participle, present) englobed (participle, past) englobed (past)

Derived Forms

englobement

Phrases

all-englobing

Questions

What does englobe mean?
To surround as if by a globe.
Where does englobe come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English globe English englobe From en- + globe.

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