ENGULF

steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up

(verb) devote (oneself) fully to; “He immersed himself into his studies”

engulf

(verb) flow over or cover completely; “The bright light engulfed him completely”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

engulf (third-person singular simple present engulfs, present participle engulfing, simple past and past participle engulfed)

(transitive) To overwhelm.

(transitive) To surround; to cover.

(transitive) To cast into a gulf.

Source: Wiktionary

En*gulf", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engulfed; p. pr. & vb. n. Engulfing.] Etym: [Pref. en- + gulf: cf. OF. engolfer. Cf. Ingulf.]

Definition: To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf. It quite engulfs all human thought. Young.

Syn.

– See Absorb.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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