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Verb: engulf  en'gúlf
  1. Devote (oneself) fully to
    - steep, immerse, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up, ingulf [archaic]
     
  2. Flow over or cover completely
    "The bright light engulfed him completely";
    - ingulf [archaic]

Derived forms: engulfed, engulfing, engulfs

Type of: center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], concentrate, enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, focus, pore, pore over, rivet, wrap

Nearest

Engraulis
Engraulis encrasicholus
engrave
engraved
engraver
engraving
engross
engrossed
engrossing
engrossment
engulf
engulfment
enhance
enhanced
enhancement
enhancer
enhancive
enharmonic
enharmonically
Enhydra
Enhydra lutris