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1. (v.t.) engulf
to swallow up in or as if in a gulf; submerge:
The stormy sea engulfed the ship.
2. engulf
to overwhelm or envelop completely:
Grief engulfed him.
Etymology: (1545–55)
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| Definition of 'engulf' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up
devote (oneself) fully to
"He immersed himself into his studies"
2. (verb) engulf
flow over or cover completely
"The bright light engulfed him completely"
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1. (verb) engulf
to completely surround or cover
Flames engulfed the vehicle.
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| Definition of 'engulf' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) engulf
to absorb or swallow up as in a gulf
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Sense: (of waves, flames etc) to swallow up completely
Flames engulfed him.
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 Afrikaans: verswelg |
 Arabic: يَبْتَلِع |
 Bulgarian: поглъщам |
 Brazilian: tragar |
 Czech: pohltit; zaplavit |
 German: verschlingen |
 Danish: opsluge; omspænde |
 Greek: καταπίνω |
 Spanish: envolver |
 Estonian: (enda) alla matma |
 Farsi: احاطه کردن |
 Finnish: nielaista |
 French: engloutir |
 Hebrew: לִבלוֹע |
 Hindi: परिग्रहण करना |
 Croatian: progutati |
 Hungarian: elnyel |
 Indonesian: menelan |
 Icelandic: gleypa, færa í kaf |
 Italian: inghiottire |
 Japanese: 吸い込む |
 Korean: 빨아들이다, 휩쓸리게 하다 |
 Lithuanian: praryti |
 Latvian: (par liesmām, viļņiem) ap |
 Malay: menelan |
 Dutch: verzwelgen |
 Norwegian: oppsluke, overvelde |
 Polish: pochłaniać |
 Persian: احاطه کردن |
 Pashto: را چاپيرول، را ايسارول: ډ |
 Portuguese: tragar |
 Romanian: aînghiţi |
 Russian: поглощать |
 Slovak: pohltiť |
 Slovenian: pogoltniti |
 Serbian: progutati |
 Swedish: [upp]sluka |
 Thai: กลืน |
 Turkish: yutmak, kaplamak |
 Taiwanese: 吞沒 |
 Ukrainian: поглинати |
 Urdu: پوری طرح سے زد میں لے لین |
 Vietnamese: nhận sâu |
 Chinese: 吞没 |
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