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engulf Verb 1. to immerse, plunge, or swallow up: engulfed by flames 2. to overwhelm: a terrible fear engulfed her
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engulf or ingulf Translations 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 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 吞没 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| But at this moment his eyes closed involuntarily, to receive more resolutely the terrible avalanche which was about to fall on his head, and to engulf his life. Finally, to those nations who would make themselves our adversaries, we offer not a pledge but a request: that both sides begin anew the quest for peace; before the dark powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all humanity in planned or accidental self-destruction. Together with our friends and allies, we will work together to shape change, lest it engulf us. |
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