engulf
(verb)
verb
1. devote (oneself) fully to
Similar word(s): absorb, engross, immerse, plunge, steep
Definition categories: cognition, center, centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet
2. flow over or cover completely
- The bright light engulfed him completely
Definition categories: contact, enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap
Sentences with engulf as a verb:
- Desperation engulfed her after her daughter's death.
- Only Noah and his family survived when the Flood engulfed earth.