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| en·gulf [ in gúlf, en gúlf ] (past and past participle en·gulfed, present participle en·gulf·ing, 3rd person present singular en·gulfs) or in·gulf [ in gúlf ] (past and past participle in·gulfed, present participle in·gulf·ing, 3rd person present singular in·gulfs) |
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1. swallow something up: to surround, cover over, and swallow up somebody or something, as floodwaters do
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2. overwhelm: to overwhelm somebody or something with a great amount or number of something
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often passive
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  A deep grief engulfed the country after his death.
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| en·gulf·ment noun |
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