engulf : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: engulf	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for engulf
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
engulf v devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies" Synonym(s): steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}. A river large . . . Passed underneath ingulfed. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. It quite engulfs all human thought. --Young. Syn: See {Absorb}.