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en⋅gulf

  [en-guhlf]
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–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.
2. to plunge or immerse, as into a gulf: He engulfed himself in his studies.
Also, ingulf.

Origin:
1545–55; en- 1 + gulf

Related forms:
en⋅gulf⋅ment, noun

Synonyms:
1. envelop, bury, inundate, deluge, swamp.
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en·gulf   (ěn-gŭlf')   
tr.v.   en·gulfed, en·gulf·ing, en·gulfs
To swallow up or overwhelm by or as if by overflowing and enclosing: The spring tide engulfed the beach houses.
en·gulf'ment n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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