engulf

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To surround; to cover

Only Noah survived when the Flood engulfed earth.

To overwhelm

Desperation engulfed her after her daugther's death.

flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"
flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely
If a feeling or emotion engulfs you, you are strongly affected by it. the pain that engulfed him
{f} consume, swallow up, overwhelm; submerge, immerse
If one thing engulfs another, it completely covers or hides it, often in a sudden and unexpected way. A seven-year-old boy was found dead after a landslide engulfed a block of flats The flat is engulfed in flames
engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf
engulfed
past of engulf
engulfed
completely enclosed or swallowed up; "a house engulfed in flames"; "the fog-enveloped cliffs"; "a view swallowed by night"
engulfed
rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work"
engulfed
completely enclosed or swallowed up; "a house engulfed in flames"; "the fog-enveloped cliffs"; "a view swallowed by night
engulfing
present participle of engulf
engulfment
A swallowing up as if in a gulf
engulfment
{i} swallowing up, process of being submerged or immersed
engulfment
The act of engulfing
engulfs
third-person singular of engulf
engulf
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