engulf
- (transitive) To overwhelm.
- (transitive) To surround; to cover; to submerge.
- (transitive) To cast into a gulf.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪŋˈɡʌlf/
Etymology
From en- + gulf.
encroach upon
grow over
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