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Definition of engulf

engulf
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.
Engulf
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.

Meaning of engulf from wikipedia

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- In labeling theory, role engulfment refers to how a person's identity becomes based on a role the person ****umes, su****ding other roles. A negative role...
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- organisms that eons ago acquired their primary chloroplasts directly by engulfing cyanobacteria (e.g., Plantae Cavalier-Smith, 1981). Old definitions of...
- was deposed by the Swedes. In 1609, Sigismund invaded Russia which was engulfed in a civil war, and a year later the Polish winged hussar units under Stanisław...
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- into red giants, asymptotic giant branch stars, and planetary nebulae they engulf the inner planets, evaporating or partially evaporating them depending on...