engulf
pronunciation
How to pronounce engulf in British English:
UK [ɪnˈɡʌlf]
How to pronounce engulf in American English:
US [ɪnˈɡʌlf]
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- Verb:
- engross (oneself) fully
- flow over or cover completely
Word Origin
- engulf (v.)
- 1550s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + gulf (n.) or else from Old French engolfer. Originally of seas, whirlpools, etc.; by 1711 of fire and other mediums. Figurative use from 1590s. Related: Engulfed; engulfing.
Example
- 1. He said the contagion of illegal strikes " will likely engulf the industry " .
- 2. But what is the spark that ignites the powder and allows success to engulf your entire life ?
- 3. The grs is actually a massive anti-cyclonic vortex large enough to engulf several earths .
- 4. When the greek debt crisis threatened to engulf iberia in may , spain went in for the kill , slashing spending and freezing pensions .
- 5. The european central bank has warned that the eurozone debt crisis could engulf further member states , with the risks reverberating around the world