engulf
verb
[ ɪnˈɡʌlf ]
• (of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely.
• "the cafe was engulfed in flames"
Similar:
inundate,
flood,
deluge,
immerse,
swamp,
wash out,
swallow up,
submerge,
bury,
envelop,
snow under,
overtake,
overwhelm,
overrun,
• powerfully affect (someone); overwhelm.
• "a feeling of anguish so great that it threatened to engulf him"
Similar:
inundate,
flood,
deluge,
immerse,
swamp,
wash out,
swallow up,
submerge,
bury,
envelop,
snow under,
overtake,
overwhelm,
overrun,
Origin:
mid 16th century (formerly also as ingulf ): from en-1, in-2 ‘in, on’ + gulf.
