englobe

See also: englobé

English

Etymology

From en- +‎ globe.

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To surround as if by a globe.

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively to describe the process of phagocytosis.

Derived terms

• all-englobing
• englobement

Anagrams

• legbone

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: englobent, englobes

Verb

englobe

1. inflection of englober:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

englobe

1. inflection of englobar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

englobe

1. inflection of englobar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative