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engulfs
We have found lemma(root) word of engulfs : engulf.
Definitions
[ɛnˈɡʌlf], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely
(e.g: the cafe was engulfed in flames)
- powerfully affect (someone); overwhelm
(e.g: a feeling of anguish so great that it threatened to engulf him)
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Origin
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mid 16th century (formerly also as ingulf): from en-, in- ‘in, on’ + gulf
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