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.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.