to engulf

Examples

• All

• Hey, he has just engulfed the whole bar in front of you.

• The king fled north and England was engulfed in a civil war.

• The waves part and they engulf me and the water is warm.

• How many, how many people could you engulf in flames?

• A rainbow of destruction will engulf our arena.

  The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)

• And for many years to come, this country would be engulfed in rivers of blood.

  Evan Carmichael

• So Hong Kong has been for the past four months sort of engulfed in protests.

  Triggernometry

• Europe is a powder keg waiting to explode in a war that will engulf the entire continent.

  The Three Musketeers (2011)

• We see the wave of destruction growing outwardly from the epicenter, engulfing all of Washington.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The flames began to surround and engulf the small cabin, leaving no escape for its occupants.

Synonyms

S

to swallow

vsto engulf

143 4.8

To completely cover or hide something so it disappears

is sudden and forceful in covering or surrounding

D

to drown

vsto engulf

51 3.3

Cover a sound so it cannot be heard

is sudden and forceful rather than mainly suffocating or wetting

E

to envelop

vsto engulf

41 4.5

To surround something completely, like fog or darkness

is more sudden and forceful than mere covering

S

to swallow up

vsto engulf

21 4.6

Cover something completely so it cannot be seen

is sudden and forceful in covering or surrounding

E

to enfold

vsto engulf

6 5.6

To cover something completely, as if by a blanket or mist

is sudden and forceful instead of gentle surrounding

O

to overwhelm

vsto engulf

4 4.2

Cover something completely so it cannot be seen or noticed

is sudden and forceful rather than mainly gradual burying

I

to immerse

vsto engulf

2 4.9

Surround something completely so it becomes hard to see

is more sudden and forceful than calm complete surrounding

M

to mantle

vsto engulf

1 7.2

To cover something completely, like fog or snow

is sudden and forceful rather than steady cloaking

E

to enwrap

vsto engulf

1 8.0

To cover something completely, often by surrounding it with cloth or paper

is sudden and forceful rather than a calm wrapping

W

to whelm

vsto engulf

• Archaic

9.3

To cover something completely with water or soil

is sudden and forceful as an intense covering or submerging

Antonyms

R

to reveal

∞ 2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

E

to expose

146 2.8

Make something visible by removing a cover or letting light reach it

How Covered

to submerge

42 3.9

to engulf

40 5.1

to overrun

38 4.8

to surround

∞ 1.7

to cover

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology