'Engulf' definitions:

Definition of 'engulf'

(from WordNet)
verb
Devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies" [syn: steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up]
verb
Flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"

Definition of 'Engulf'

From: GCIDE
  • Engulf \En*gulf"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engulfed; p. pr. & vb. n. Engulfing.] [Pref. en- + gulf: cf. OF. engolfer. Cf. Ingulf.] To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf. [1913 Webster]
  • It quite engulfs all human thought. --Young.
  • Syn: See Absorb. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'engulf'

From: GCIDE
  • Ingulf \In*gulf"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingulfed; p. pr. & vb. n. Ingulfing.] [Cf. Engulf.] [Written also engulf.] To swallow up or overwhelm in, or as in, a gulf; to cast into a gulf. See Engulf. [1913 Webster]
  • A river large . . . Passed underneath ingulfed. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'engulf'

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