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engulf

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[en-guhlf]

verb (used with object)

  1. to swallow up in or as in a gulf; submerge.

    The overflowing river has engulfed many small towns along its banks.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
  2. to plunge or immerse, as into a gulf.

    He engulfed himself in his studies.



engulf

/ ɪˈɡʌ /

verb

  1. to immerse, plunge, bury, or swallow up

  2. (often passive) to overwhelm

    engulfed by debts

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • engulfment noun
  • ˈܱڳԳ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of engulf1

First recorded in 1545–55; en- 1 + gulf
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Afterward, when I confessed how panicked I had felt, Nielson said it happens to a lot of people the first time they are engulfed in smoke.

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Dark, dense clouds of smoke had engulfed the room.

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After twenty minutes, the house was engulfed in an inferno before the frame gave way, collapsing into a smoking heap of charred debris.

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Weiss in short order is engulfed by Spears’ world until it becomes his organizing principle.

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In 2022, the party became engulfed by claims of a toxic culture, culminating in a report by Evans that said it had tolerated "too many instances of bad behaviour".

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