Engulfment
[en-guhlf] /ɛnˈgʌlf/
verb (used with object)
1.
to swallow up in or as in a ; submerge:
The overflowing river has engulfed many small towns along its banks.
2.
to plunge or immerse, as into a :
He engulfed himself in his studies.
/ɪnˈɡʌlf/
verb (transitive)
1.
to immerse, plunge, bury, or swallow up
2.
(often passive) to overwhelm: engulfed by debts
v.
1550s, from en- (1) “make, put in” + gulf. Related: Engulfed; engulfing.
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