Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To inclose as in a globe: as, “youthful energy englobed within the bosom of the young.” See inglobe.
  • Specifically, to absorb or take within the substance of a white blood-globule, amœba, or other single-celled body.

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  • verb To surround as if by a globe

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Examples

  • When they had reduced the foe sufficiently, the formation was to open up, englobe the survivors, and deal death on them from every quarter.

    The Game Of Empire Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1985

  • "We must englobe the swarm, if we can find the personnel."

    Dragon on a Pedestal Anthony, Piers 1983

  • It showed him that his command had arrived correctly, so as to englobe the half-dozen enemy vehicles everywhere above the billows.

    Time Patrolman Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1983

  • That such phenomena were expected was evident-a Boskonian fleet moved promptly and smoothly to englobe it.

    Children of the Lens Smith, E. E. 1954

  • Instead, ten or twenty Patrol task - forces, under sure pilotage, dashed out to englobe at extreme range one fleet of the Boskonians.

    Children of the Lens Smith, E. E. 1954

  • I say englobe the planet, declare martial law, and not let anything in or out until we find it.

    First Lensman Smith, E. E. 1950

  • C'est un fourre-tout qui englobe des machines électroniques interconnectées et des sources d'informations.

    Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas Marie Lebert

  • Serene, then, and confident, the heavy cruisers rushed out to englobe the Boskonian fortress.

    Gray Lensman Smith, E. E. 1950

  • In minutes, therefore, the Boskonians rushed up and proceeded to englobe the newcomer; supposing, of course, that she was a product of the world below, that she was manned by the race who had so long and so successfully fought off Boskonian encroachment.

    Gray Lensman Smith, E. E. 1950

  • When they reached Algon they would completely englobe the planet just beyond detection range.

    Man of Many Minds 1925

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