<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to swallow up in or as in a gulf; submerge: The overflowing river has engulfed many small towns along its banks.</li><li>to plunge or immerse, as into a gulf: He engulfed himself in his studies.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>swamp, deluge, inundate, bury, envelop</li></ul>