En·gulf v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engulfed p. pr. & vb. n. Engulfing.] To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.
It quite engulfs all human thought. --Young.
Syn: -- See Absorb.
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engulfed
adj 1: rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or
profusion of something; "a desk flooded with
applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much
overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear";
"swamped by work" [syn: flooded, inundated, overcome,
overpowered, overwhelmed, swamped]
2: completely enclosed or swallowed up; "a house engulfed in
flames"; "the fog-enveloped cliffs"; "a view swallowed by
night" [syn: enveloped, swallowed]