Engulf

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  • transitive verb. To swallow up or overwhelm by or as if by overflowing and enclosing.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To swallow up in or as in a gulf or whirlpool; overwhelm by swallowing or submerging.
  • To cast into or as into a gulf.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To overwhelm.
  • verb. To surround; to cover.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. devote (oneself) fully to
  • verb. flow over or cover completely
    • Word Usage
    "On the one hand, opponents say a public plan option will be so popular that it will "engulf" the private insurance market -- repeatedly citing the Lewin study that we've already discussed here."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    enclose  enfold  envelop  enwrap  wrap  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    gulf  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    aberrative  authentick  brainwave  contrastive  double-helix  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    absorb  baptize  be prodigal with  bury  cascade  
    verb-form
    engulfed  engulfing  engulfs  
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