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To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.

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  1. v. t. To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.
  2. v. devote (oneself) fully to
  3. v. flow over or cover completely
  4. To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf. It quite engulfs all human thought. Young. Syn. -- See Absorb.
  5. To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.It quite engulfs all human thought. Young.
  6. v:100 v. flow over or cover completely