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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