engulf
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verb with object
(of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely:
〖通例be ~ed〗 【人・物・波などに】取り囲まれる, 覆われる «by, in»
e.g. the cafe was engulfed in flames
〈戦争・社会変化などが〉〈場所〉を完全に変える
e.g. figurative : Europe might be engulfed by war.
eat or swallow (something) whole:
~を飲み込む、巻き込む
e.g. the toad can engulf nestling birds.
DERIVATIVES
engulfment noun
ORIGIN
mid 16th century (formerly also as ingulf): from en-1, in-2 ‘in, on’ + gulf.