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engulf
engulfenvelope, bury, inundate, deluge, swamp; to swallow up in a gulf; submerge: The flood engulfed all the low-lying houses.
Not to be confused with:engross – involve, immerse, engage; to occupy completely: Their jobs engross them.; absorb: She is engrossed in her novel.; to write in a clear, formal manner, as a public document: to engross a deed; to monopolizeen·gulf E0149100 (ĕn-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.engulf (ɪnˈɡʌlf) or ingulfvb (tr) 1. to immerse, plunge, bury, or swallow up2. (often passive) to overwhelm: engulfed by debts. enˈgulfment nen•gulf (ɛnˈgʌlf)
v.t. 1. to swallow up in or as if in a gulf; submerge: The stormy sea engulfed the ship. 2. to overwhelm or envelop completely: Grief engulfed him. [1545–55] en•gulf′ment, n. engulf
Past participle: engulfed
Gerund: engulfing
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| I engulf | | you engulf | | he/she/it engulfs | | we engulf | | you engulf | | they engulf |
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| I engulfed | | you engulfed | | he/she/it engulfed | | we engulfed | | you engulfed | | they engulfed |
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| I am engulfing | | you are engulfing | | he/she/it is engulfing | | we are engulfing | | you are engulfing | | they are engulfing |
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| I have engulfed | | you have engulfed | | he/she/it has engulfed | | we have engulfed | | you have engulfed | | they have engulfed |
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| I was engulfing | | you were engulfing | | he/she/it was engulfing | | we were engulfing | | you were engulfing | | they were engulfing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had engulfed | | you had engulfed | | he/she/it had engulfed | | we had engulfed | | you had engulfed | | they had engulfed |
| Future |
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| I will engulf | | you will engulf | | he/she/it will engulf | | we will engulf | | you will engulf | | they will engulf |
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| I will have engulfed | | you will have engulfed | | he/she/it will have engulfed | | we will have engulfed | | you will have engulfed | | they will have engulfed |
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| I will be engulfing | | you will be engulfing | | he/she/it will be engulfing | | we will be engulfing | | you will be engulfing | | they will be engulfing |
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| I have been engulfing | | you have been engulfing | | he/she/it has been engulfing | | we have been engulfing | | you have been engulfing | | they have been engulfing |
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| I will have been engulfing | | you will have been engulfing | | he/she/it will have been engulfing | | we will have been engulfing | | you will have been engulfing | | they will have been engulfing |
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| I had been engulfing | | you had been engulfing | | he/she/it had been engulfing | | we had been engulfing | | you had been engulfing | | they had been engulfing |
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| I would engulf | | you would engulf | | he/she/it would engulf | | we would engulf | | you would engulf | | they would engulf |
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| I would have engulfed | | you would have engulfed | | he/she/it would have engulfed | | we would have engulfed | | you would have engulfed | | they would have engulfed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | engulf - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"engross, steep, immerse, soak up, absorb, plungeimmerse, plunge - cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"drink in, drink - be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage" | | 2. | engulf - flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap - enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house" |
engulf ingulfverb1. immerse, bury, flood (out), plunge, consume, drown, swamp, encompass, submerge, overrun, inundate, deluge, envelop, swallow up The flat was engulfed in flames.2. overwhelm, overcome, crush, absorb, swamp, engross He was engulfed by a feeling of emptiness.engulfverb1. To flow over completely:deluge, drown, flood, flush, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, whelm.2. To affect deeply or completely, as with emotion:crush, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, prostrate.Translationsengulf (inˈgalf) verb (of waves, flames etc) to swallow up completely. Flames engulfed him. 吞沒 吞没engulf
engulf in (something)To overwhelm and consume someone or something. The house was totally engulfed in flames by the time firefighters got there.See also: engulfengulf someone or something in something[for the fog, a flood, or waves] to swallow up someone or something. The fog engulfed the small town in heavy mist. The waves engulfed the small boat in thousands of gallons of water.See also: engulfengulf
Synonyms for engulfverb immerseSynonyms- immerse
- bury
- flood (out)
- plunge
- consume
- drown
- swamp
- encompass
- submerge
- overrun
- inundate
- deluge
- envelop
- swallow up
verb overwhelmSynonyms- overwhelm
- overcome
- crush
- absorb
- swamp
- engross
Synonyms for engulfverb to flow over completelySynonyms- deluge
- drown
- flood
- flush
- inundate
- overflow
- overwhelm
- submerge
- whelm
verb to affect deeply or completely, as with emotionSynonyms- crush
- overcome
- overpower
- overwhelm
- prostrate
Synonyms for engulfverb devote (oneself) fully toSynonyms- engross
- steep
- immerse
- soak up
- absorb
- plunge
Related Words- immerse
- plunge
- focus
- pore
- rivet
- center
- centre
- concentrate
- drink in
- drink
verb flow over or cover completelyRelated Words- enclose
- enfold
- envelop
- enwrap
- wrap
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