engulf or ingulf /in-gulfˈ/, also (obsolete) engulph or ingulph

1. To swallow up completely
2. To cause to be swallowed up
3. To overwhelm

engulfˈment noun

• optic discs
• optician
• opticians
• optic lobe
• optic lobes
• optic nerve
• optic nerves
• optics
• optic thalamus
• optic tube
• optima
• optimal
• platen
• platens
• plate-powder
• plate-printing
• plate-proof
• plate-proofs
• plater
• plate rack
• plate racks
• plate rail
• plate rails
• plateresque
• plate-room