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Engulf

To overwhelm.

📖 Definitions of "Engulf"

verb

1
To overwhelm.
"Desperation engulfed her after her daughter's death."
2
To surround; to cover.
"Only Noah and his family survived when the Flood engulfed the world."
3
To cast into a gulf.

🔄 Synonyms of "Engulf"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
absorbverb	(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
plungeverb	(intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
engrossverb	(transitive) To completely engage the attention of; to involve.
immerseverb	(transitive) To involve or engage deeply.
steepverb	Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Engulf"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
immerseverb	(transitive) To involve or engage deeply.
plungeverb	(intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
absorbverb	(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
steepverb	Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
engrossverb	(transitive) To completely engage the attention of; to involve.
encompassverb	(transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
pushverb	(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
burningnoun	On fire.
igniteverb	(transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)
coververb	A lid.
burnverb	(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.
overwhelmverb	To overpower emotionally.
diveverb	(intransitive) To swim under water.
kissverb	(transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
affectverb	(transitive) To influence or alter.
swampverb	(figurative) To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.
submergeverb	(transitive) To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.
engulphverb	Archaic form of engulf. [(transitive) To overwhelm.]
swallow upverb	To take over or absorb something (especially an organisation) so it no longer has a separate identity; to assimilate.
inundateverb	To overwhelm.