Engulf
[ɪn'gʌlf;en-] or [ɛnˈɡʌlf]
Definition
(verb.) flow over or cover completely; 'The bright light engulfed him completely'.
Edited by Ervin--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.
Edited by Elsie
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [Written also Ingulf.] Absorb, swallow up.
Typist: Portia
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See ABSORB]
Checker: Wyatt
Definition
v.t. to swallow up wholly as in a gulf: to cast into a gulf: to overwhelm.—n. Engulf′ment.
Typed by Gus
Examples
- As the high watery walls came rolling in, and, at their highest, tumbled into surf, they looked as if the least would engulf the town. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Some implored the gods to succor them, and some believed that this night was the last, the eternal night which should engulf the universe! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The sun already was low, so that I did not have long to wait before the sudden darkness of Barsoom engulfed us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Then the sun went down and darkness that could almost be felt engulfed us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- No one who looks at my slow face can guess the vortex sometimes whirling in my heart, and engulfing thought and wrecking prudence. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Typist: Toni