engulf

Verb

Meaning

To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

absorb steep plunge immerse soak up engross burry cover overcome flood consume overwhelming sink sweep encompass
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Antonyms

give DRY agree generate consent commit
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Hypernyms

rivet center centre focus concentrate wrap

Hyponyms

drink drink in

Derivatives

engulfed engulfing

Anagrams

Lufeng

Examples

He immersed himself into his studies Source: Internet

The bright light engulfed him completely Source: Internet

After choosing to speak to Ingram, she decided to confront and battle grief, instead of allowing it to engulf her. Source: Internet

After initial injection, pigment is dispersed throughout a homogenized damaged layer down through the epidermis and upper dermis, in both of which the presence of foreign material activates the immune system 's phagocytes to engulf the pigment particles. Source: Internet

Bates wrote that Dyke's attempt to suppress the annual Mifflin Street block party "would take three days, require hundreds of officers on overtime pay, and engulf the student community from the nearby Southeast Dorms to Langdon Street's fraternity row. Source: Internet

Cells called by phagocytes engulf pathogens and then use hydrogen peroxide to destroy them. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Engstrom Engteng enguard engulfasome engulfer engulfment