englobe

See also: englobé

English

Etymology

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

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

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
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