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engulfed definition
engulfed |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb engulf 1 of 2 senses of engulf Sense 1 steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up => drink in drink Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb engulf 1 of 2 senses of engulf Sense 1 steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up => drink in drink Entailment of verb engulf Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb engulf 2 senses of engulf Sense 1 steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up => concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet Sense 2 engulf => envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose Familiarity of verb engulf engulf used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb engulf Sense 1 steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up => concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet -------------- Sense 2 engulf => envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose -------------- Overview of verb engulf The verb engulf has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up -- (engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies") 2. (2) engulf -- (flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely") Overview of adj engulfed The adj engulfed has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. flooded, inundated, overcome, overpowered, overwhelmed, swamped, engulfed -- (rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work") 2. engulfed, enveloped, swallowed -- (completely enclosed or swallowed up "a house engulfed in flames"; "the fog-enveloped cliffs"; "a view swallowed by night") Antonyms of adj engulfed 2 senses of engulfed Sense 1 flooded, inundated, overcome, overpowered, overwhelmed, swamped, engulfed INDIRECT (VIA powerless) -> powerful Sense 2 engulfed, enveloped, swallowed INDIRECT (VIA enclosed) -> unenclosed Similarity of adj engulfed 2 senses of engulfed Sense 1 flooded, inundated, overcome, overpowered, overwhelmed, swamped, engulfed => powerless (vs. powerful), weak Sense 2 engulfed, enveloped, swallowed => enclosed (vs. unenclosed) Attributes of adj engulfed Familiarity of adj engulfed engulfed used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj engulfed engulfed Overview of verb engulf The verb engulf has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up -- (engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies") 2. (2) engulf -- (flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely") Overview of adj engulfed The adj engulfed has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. flooded, inundated, overcome, overpowered, overwhelmed, swamped, engulfed -- (rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work") 2. engulfed, enveloped, swallowed -- (completely enclosed or swallowed up "a house engulfed in flames"; "the fog-enveloped cliffs"; "a view swallowed by night")
engulfed definition
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