engulf

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

en·gulf [engulf engulfs engulfed engulfing] BrE [ɪnˈɡʌlf] NAmE [ɪnˈɡʌlf] verb (formal)
1. ~ sb/sth to surround or to cover sb/sth completely
•He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters.
•The vehicle was engulfed in flames.
2. ~ sb/sth to affect sb/sth very strongly
•Fear engulfed her.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (formerly also as ingulf): from ↑en-, ↑in- ‘in, on’ + ↑gulf.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  steep, immerse, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up