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ingulf

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in⋅gulf

  [in-guhlf]
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–verb (used with object)
engulf.

en⋅gulf

  [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.
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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Word Origin & History

engulf 
1555, from en- "make, put in" + gulf.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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