cloy
Etymology
From an aphetic form of Middle English acloyen, from Old French enclouer, encloer, from Vulgar Latin *inclāvāre, from Late Latin clāvāre, present active infinitive of clāvō, from Latin clāvus.
verb
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(transitive) To fill up or choke up; to stop up. -
(transitive) To clog, to glut, or satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate. -
(transitive) To fill to loathing; to surfeit.
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