Associations to the word «Engulf»

Wiktionary

ENGULF, verb. (transitive) To overwhelm.
ENGULF, verb. (transitive) To surround; to cover.

Dictionary definition

ENGULF, verb. Devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies".
ENGULF, verb. Flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope