engulf

/ɛnɡˈʌlf/

/ɪnˈɡəɫf/

to engulf

MAIN VERB

devote (oneself) fully to

synonyms : absorb

flow over or cover completely

Examples

1. The mudslide engulfed hundreds of workers and residents below the reservoir.

2. In 2006, election controversy engulfed Spanish football.

3. Nearly 60,000 fires have engulfed vast sections of the Brazilian Amazon.

4. Due to uncharacteristically windy conditions that day, the blaze engulfed the entire stadium within four minutes.