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engulf

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en·gulf  (n-glf)
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·gulfment n.

engulf, ingulf [ɪnˈgʌlf]
vb (tr)
1. to immerse, plunge, bury, or swallow up
2. (often passive) to overwhelm engulfed by debts
engulfment  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.engulf - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"
immerse, 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 ingulf
verb
2. overwhelm, overcome, crush, absorb, swamp, engross He was engulfed by a feeling of emptiness.
Translations
engulf [ɪnˈgʌlf] VT (= swallow up) → tragar; (= immerse) → sumergir, hundir
to be engulfed by (lit) → quedar sumergido bajo
she felt engulfed by her griefse sentía abrumada or hundida por el desconsuelo

engulf [ɪnˈgʌlf] vt
[fire, fames] [+ building] → engloutir; [water, mud] [+ place, building] → engloutir
to be engulfed in flames → être dévoré(e) par les flammes
[fear, panic] [+ person] → s'emparer de

engulf
vtverschlingen; (fig: feeling, pain) → übermannen; to be engulfed by flamesin Flammen stehen

engulf ingulf [ɪnˈgʌlf] vt (also) (fig) → inghiottire

engulf
v engulf [inˈgalf]
(of waves, flames etc) to swallow up completely Flames engulfed him. verswelg يَبْتَلِع поглъщам pohltit; zaplavit opsluge; omspænde verschlingen καταπίνω envolver (enda) alla matma احاطه کردن nielaista engloutir לִבלוֹע परिग्रहण करना progutati elnyel menelan gleypa, færa í kaf inghiottire 吸い込む 빨아들이다, 휩쓸리게 하다 praryti (par liesmām, viļņiem) aprīt menelan verzwelgen oppsluke, overvelde pochłaniać tragar a înghiţi поглощать pohltiť pogoltniti progutati []sluka กลืน yutmak, kaplamak 吞沒 поглинати پوری طرح سے زد میں لے لینا nhận sâu


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