See swallow up on Wiktionary
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"sense": "completely enclose or envelop",
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"sense": "completely enclose or envelop",
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"To voraciously consume resources, such as money; to devour."
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "completely enclose or envelop",
"word": "abismar"
},
{
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "completely enclose or envelop",
"word": "engloutir"
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"sense": "completely enclose or envelop",
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"sense": "completely enclose or envelop",
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{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "completely enclose or envelop",
"word": "gloti"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "completely enclose or envelop",
"word": "abismar"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "completely enclose or envelop",
"word": "verschlucken"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "completely enclose or envelop",
"word": "verschlingen"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "completely enclose or envelop",
"word": "whakangami"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "completely enclose or envelop",
"word": "abismar"
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"sense": "completely enclose or envelop",
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"word": "поглоща́ть"
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"sense": "completely enclose or envelop",
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "completely enclose or envelop",
"word": "abismar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "completely enclose or envelop",
"word": "tragar"
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{
"code": "vo",
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"sense": "completely enclose or envelop",
"word": "luslugön"
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],
"word": "swallow up"
}
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