3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ingulf \In*gulf"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ingulfed}; p. pr & vb
n. {Ingulfing}.] [Cf. {Engulf}.] [Written also {engulf}.]
To swallow up or overwhelm in or as in a gulf; to cast into
a gulf. See {Engulf}.
A river large . . . Passed underneath ingulfed.
--Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Engulf \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}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
engulf
v 1: engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his
studies" [syn: {steep}, {immerse}, {plunge}, {engross},
{absorb}]
2: flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed
him completely"
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