Engulf synonyms

inundate

To cover with large amounts of water; to flood.

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overwhelm

To affect deeply in mind or emotion:

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swallow-up

To completely enclose or envelop

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consume

To destroy completely.

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submerge

Submerge is defined as to cover over, or to place or go under water.

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bury

To put (a dead body) into the earth, a tomb, or the sea, usually in a ceremonial manner; inter

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deluge

To deluge is defined as to flood or to overwhelm someone with anything.

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whelm

To overwhelm.

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plunge

(Intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge one's self.

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absorb

The definition of absorb means to completely have someone’s attention.

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soak up

Absorb

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overflow

To have a boundless supply; be superabundant.

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engross

To write out in large letters of a kind once used for legal documents

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cover (related)

To record or perform a cover of

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drown

To kill by submerging and suffocating in water or another liquid.

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flood

To overflow.

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swallow

To envelop or engulf:

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swamp

To become full of water or sink.

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flush

To start up from cover

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crush

To crush is defined as to press hard enough to injure, break into small pieces or beat down emotionally.

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overcome

To deal with successfully; prevail over; surmount:

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overpower

To overcome or vanquish by superior force; subdue.

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prostrate

Growing flat along the ground. Creeping jenny, pennyroyal, and many species of ivy have a prostrate growth habit.

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full (related)

To increase the density and usually the thickness of (cloth) by shrinking and beating or pressing.

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affect (related)

To make a show of; to put on a pretence of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of. [from 16th c.]

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steep

To be steeped

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immerse

The definition of immerse is to dip or put something completely into a liquid, or to totally absorb yourself in a particular activity.

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sink (related)

To feel great disappointment or discouragement:

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envelop (related)

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shatter (related)

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suffocate (related)

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devastate (related)

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smother (related)

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enshroud (related)

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annihilate (related)

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erupt (related)

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