engulf
to swallow up in or as in a gulf; submerge: The overflowing river has engulfed many small towns along its banks.
to plunge or immerse, as into a gulf: He engulfed himself in his studies.
Origin of engulf
1- Also in·gulf [in-guhlf] /ɪnˈgʌlf/ .
Other words for engulf
Other words from engulf
- en·gulf·ment, noun
Words Nearby engulf
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How to use engulf in a sentence
I guess if the pandemic just gets so out of control that it engulfs the whole country again, then that could bring it to a halt.
Why Can’t Schools Get What the N.F.L. Has? (Ep. 431) | Stephen J. Dubner | September 10, 2020 | FreakonomicsHis family’s apartment was destroyed in the early-1990s civil war that engulfed the nation.
If you don’t create, update, and optimize your content, you’ll fall behind and get engulfed by your competition.
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Amoebas engulf a bit of prey by surrounding it with their pseudopodia.
Other schools have been shuttered because of attacks and threats stemming from the war that continues to engulf the country.
The West Made Lots of Promises to Afghan Girls, Now It’s Breaking Them | Heather Barr | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSuddenly, the screen cuts to FLAMES which engulf the word "COWARDS?!?"
Using ethnicity for political ends is a dangerous game that will engulf South Sudan if not contained.
Preventing South Sudan’s Civil War | John Prendergast, Akshaya Kumar | December 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe scale of devastation is now threatening to engulf the amount of resources deployed to control the situation.
This timing may have been a mercy, given the fate that was about to engulf Yugoslavia.
It must be creeping around the eastern edge, and would soon engulf us.
Pharaoh's Broker | Ellsworth DouglassIf her burning fire could but be poured out upon him, and engulf the artist in her destroying waves.
The Precipice | Ivan GoncharovWe would then be sleeping on a volcano, such as may at any hour engulf the empire of Russia.
Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler | Pardee ButlerI decided to wait until she was quite close and then to engulf her with the full force of the male principle.
The Double Spy | Dan T. MooreVines threatened to engulf the circling street of sepulchers in greenery and bloom, and grass to encroach on the flower plots.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor Atkinson
British Dictionary definitions for engulf
ingulf
/ (ɪnˈɡʌlf) /
to immerse, plunge, bury, or swallow up
(often passive) to overwhelm: engulfed by debts
Derived forms of engulf
- engulfment, noun
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