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   engulf

   /ɪnˈɡʌlf/

   verb

   • 1. (of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely: "the cafe was engulfed in flames"
   • ▪ eat or swallow (something) whole: "the toad can engulf nestling birds"
   • 2. powerfully affect (someone); overwhelm: "a feeling of anguish so great that it threatened to engulf him"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (formerly also as ingulf): from en-1, in-2 ‘in, on’ + gulf.

   Derivatives

   • 1. engulfment noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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