engulf 音标拼音: [ɪng'ʌlf]
vt . 卷入,吸进,投入深渊,吞没,使全神贯注
卷入,吸进,投入深渊,吞没,使全神贯注
engulf v 1 :
devote (
oneself )
fully to ; "
He immersed himself into his studies " [
synonym : {
steep }, {
immerse }, {
engulf }, {
plunge },
{
engross }, {
absorb }, {
soak up }]
2 :
flow over or cover completely ; "
The bright light engulfed him completely "
Ingulf \
In *
gulf "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Ingulfed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Ingulfing }.] [
Cf . {
Engulf }.] [
Written also {
engulf }.]
To swallow up or overwhelm in ,
or as in ,
a gulf ;
to cast into a gulf .
See {
Engulf }.
[
1913 Webster ]
A river large . . .
Passed underneath ingulfed . --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
Engulf \
En *
gulf "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Engulfed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Engulfing }.] [
Pref .
en -
gulf :
cf .
OF .
engolfer .
Cf .
{
Ingulf }.]
To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf .
[
1913 Webster ]
It quite engulfs all human thought . --
Young .
Syn :
See {
Absorb }.
[
1913 Webster ]
61 Moby Thesaurus words for "
engulf ":
baptize ,
be prodigal with ,
bury ,
cascade ,
cataract ,
deluge ,
devour ,
dip ,
douse ,
drink ,
drown ,
duck ,
dunk ,
eat ,
engorge ,
flood ,
flood the market ,
gobble ,
gulp ,
gulp down ,
imbibe ,
immerge ,
immerse ,
ingest ,
ingurgitate ,
inundate ,
merge ,
overbrim ,
overdose ,
overequip ,
overflow ,
overfurnish ,
overlavish ,
overprovender ,
overprovide ,
overprovision ,
overrun ,
oversell ,
overstock ,
oversupply ,
overwhelm ,
plunge in water ,
pour out ,
pour over ,
run over ,
sink ,
slop ,
slosh ,
souse ,
spill ,
spill out ,
spill over ,
submerge ,
submerse ,
swallow ,
swamp ,
sweep ,
swill ,
swill down ,
whelm ,
wolf down
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ENGULF Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster ENGULF | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary