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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] It quite engulfs all human thought. --Young. Syn: See Absorb. [1913 Webster]