engulfing

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Engulf \En*gulf"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engulfed}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Engulfing}.] [Pref. en- + gulf: cf. OF. engolfer. Cf.
   {Ingulf}.]
   To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.
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         It quite engulfs all human thought.      --Young.

   Syn: See {Absorb}.
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