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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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