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Definition of Engulf
1. Verb. Devote (oneself) fully to. "He immersed himself into his studies"
Related verbs: Immerse, Plunge
Generic synonyms: Center, Centre, Concentrate, Focus, Pore, Rivet
Specialized synonyms: Drink, Drink In
Derivative terms: Absorption, Engrossment, Engrossment, Engrossment, Immersion
2. Verb. Flow over or cover completely. "The bright light engulfed him completely"
Definition of Engulf
1. v. t. To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.
Definition of Engulf
1. Verb. (transitive) To overwhelm. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To surround; to cover. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Engulf
1. to surround completely [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Engulf
Literary usage of Engulf
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"Ev'n as a shoal of fish before a shark Huddle in fear, and crowd some harbourage
In to its inmost corners, for his mouth Gapes to engulf whatever he may ..."
2. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the by John Lawson Stoddard (1897)
"... from the waves of Time, that have repeatedly endeavored to engulf her, as do
her marble palaces from the encircling sea. The charm of Venice begins even ..."
3. The Great War by George Henry Allen, Henry C. Whitehead, French Ensor Chadwick (1919)
"The final attempt to engulf the Russian armies; the fall of Vilna and escape of
the Russian Tenth Army. Failure of the Germans to achieve their supreme ..."
4. The Rocky Mountain Saints: A Full and Complete History of the Mormons, from by Thomas B. H. Stenhouse (1873)
"... Calhoun—Great Trouble with Apostates—Polities and Polygamy threaten to engulf
him—The Nauvoo Expositor founded and destroyed—Write issued for the Arrest ..."
5. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror by Richard Linthicum, Trumbull White (1906)
"... Caracas Devastated — Tidal Waves Accompany the Earthquakes — Juan Fernandez
Island Shaken — Fissures engulf Men and Animals — Peculiar Effects Observed. ..."
6. Complete Story of the Martinique and St. Vincent Horrors by William A. Garesché (1902)
"... Glimpse of the Lower Regions—Falling Buildings engulf Fleeing Men and Women—A
Carnival of Horrors—Destruction of Shipping in the Harbor—Later Eruptions. ..."
7. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"Ev'n as a shoal of fish before a shark Huddle in fear, and crowd some harbourage
In to its inmost corners, for his mouth Gapes to engulf whatever he may ..."
8. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the by John Lawson Stoddard (1897)
"... from the waves of Time, that have repeatedly endeavored to engulf her, as do
her marble palaces from the encircling sea. The charm of Venice begins even ..."
9. The Great War by George Henry Allen, Henry C. Whitehead, French Ensor Chadwick (1919)
"The final attempt to engulf the Russian armies; the fall of Vilna and escape of
the Russian Tenth Army. Failure of the Germans to achieve their supreme ..."
10. The Rocky Mountain Saints: A Full and Complete History of the Mormons, from by Thomas B. H. Stenhouse (1873)
"... Calhoun—Great Trouble with Apostates—Polities and Polygamy threaten to engulf
him—The Nauvoo Expositor founded and destroyed—Write issued for the Arrest ..."
11. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror by Richard Linthicum, Trumbull White (1906)
"... Caracas Devastated — Tidal Waves Accompany the Earthquakes — Juan Fernandez
Island Shaken — Fissures engulf Men and Animals — Peculiar Effects Observed. ..."
12. Complete Story of the Martinique and St. Vincent Horrors by William A. Garesché (1902)
"... Glimpse of the Lower Regions—Falling Buildings engulf Fleeing Men and Women—A
Carnival of Horrors—Destruction of Shipping in the Harbor—Later Eruptions. ..."
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