| Pronunciation: | | en'gulf
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| Matching Terms: | | engulfed, engulfment
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- [v] engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
- [v] flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"
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| | Synonyms: | | absorb, engross, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep |
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| | See Also: | | center, centre, concentrate, drink, drink in, enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, focus, pore, rivet, wrap |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
It quite engulfs all human thought. --Young.
Syn: See {Absorb}.
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| | Related Terms: | | baptize, be prodigal with, bury, cascade, cataract, deluge, devour, dip, douse, drink, drown, duck, dunk, eat, engorge, flood, flood the market, gobble, gulp, gulp down, imbibe, immerge, immerse, ingest, ingurgitate, inundate, merge, overbrim, overdose, overequip, overflow, overfurnish, overlavish, overprovender, overprovide, overprovision, overrun, oversell, overstock, oversupply, overwhelm, plunge in water, pour out, pour over, run over, sink, slop, slosh, souse, spill, spill out, spill over, submerge, submerse, swallow, swamp, sweep, swill, swill down, whelm, wolf down |
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