engulf (redirected from engulfing)

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.

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en·gulfment n.

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engulf, ingulf [ɪnˈgʌlf]

vb (tr)

1. to immerse, plunge, bury, or swallow up

2. (often passive) to overwhelm engulfed by debts

engulfment  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	engulf - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies" engross, steep, immerse, soak up, absorb, plunge 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"

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engulf ingulf

verb

1. 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.

Translations

engulf [ɪnˈgʌlf] VT (= swallow up) → tragar; (= immerse) → sumergir, hundir
to be engulfed by (lit) → quedar sumergido bajo
she felt engulfed by her grief → se sentía abrumada or hundida por el desconsuelo

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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

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engulf

vt → verschlingen; (fig: feeling, pain) → übermannen; to be engulfed by flames → in Flammen stehen

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

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

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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 吞没