Definition
To surfeit or disgust with excess; to satiate to the point of revulsion.
Etymology
From Old French acloyer, possibly related to cloy (to disgust by excess). The prefix ad- intensifies the root, creating the sense of becoming overfull or nauseated.
Kelly Says
This Middle English word is almost completely forgotten today, but 'cloy' (its simpler form) survives—showing how English often keeps the base verb while abandoning its prefixed variants.
Translations
BNবাংলা
পূর্ণ কর
poor-n kor
CSČeština
zalévat
za-le-vat
DEDeutsch
überfluten
oo-ber-floo-ten
ELΕλληνικά
πλήρωμα
plie-ro-ma
ESEspañol
ahogar
ah-goh-gar
FAفارسی
پرکردن
par-kar-den
FISuomi
täyttää
tät-yyttää
FRFrançais
envahir
ahn-vyeer
HIहिन्दी
भारी करना
bhaari kar-na
HUMagyar
eláraszt
e-la-raszt
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyerap
men-ye-rap
ITItaliano
annegare
an-ne-ga-reh
KO한국어
포화시키다
po-hwa-si-ki-da
MSBahasa Melayu
mengisi
men-gi-si
NLNederlands
verzadigen
ver-za-di-ghen
PLPolski
zalewać
za-le-vat
PTPortuguês
aturar
ah-too-ar
RORomână
împinge
im-pin-ge
RUРусский
затопить
za-to-pit
UKУкраїнська
затоплювати
za-to-plu-vaty
URاردو
بھر دینا
bhar-deen-a
VITiếng Việt
chìm ngập
chim ngap