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
.
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verb.
devote (oneself) fully to
verb.
flow over or cover completely