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Engulf

verb

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.verbTo overwhelm.

"Desperation engulfed her after her daughter's death."

2.verbTo surround; to cover.

"Only Noah and his family survived when the Flood engulfed the world."

3.verbTo cast into a gulf.

Synonyms

immerse plunge absorb steep engross encompass push burning ignite cover burn overwhelm

Rhymes With

gulf gulph sulph sulf-sulph-nulph persian gulf texasgulf

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