Definition for Engulf:

• To swallow up; to absorb; to throw into a gulf.

Synonyms for Engulf:

• n.

  •
  • give,
  • skew,
  • stir,
  • catch,
  • influence,
  • decide.
  •
  • full,
  • vandalize,
  • ravage,
  • mutilate,
  • destroy,
  • ruin,
  • shatter,
  • flush,
  • trash,
  • devastate,
  • obliterate.
  •
  • crush,
  • run,
  • grip,
  • surge,
  • pulse,
  • affect,
  • grow,
  • prostrate.
  •engulf (noun)
  • steep,
  • soak up.

• v.

  •deluge (verb)
  • oversupply,
  • soak,
  • souse,
  • douse,
  • sluice,
  • drench.
  •drown (verb)
  • wipe out,
  • dip.
  •engross (verb)
  • involve,
  • occupy,
  • attract,
  • engage,
  • assimilate.
  •engulf (verb)
  • overrun,
  • plunge,
  • imbibe,
  • immerse,
  • consume.
  •envelop (verb)
  • enshroud,
  • cloak,
  • shroud,
  • conceal,
  • veil,
  • swathe,
  • swaddle,
  • cover,
  • obscure.
  •exceed (verb)
  • overdose,
  • exceed,
  • overindulge,
  • overkill.
  •flood (verb)
  • shower,
  • slosh,
  • saturate,
  • pour over,
  • rinse,
  • sweep,
  • imbue.
  •immerse (verb)
  • dunk,
  • wallow,
  • bathe.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • heighten.
  •
  • germinate,
  • encompass,
  • mob,
  • rim.
  •
  • fence,
  • overcome,
  • overpower,
  • bound,
  • kindle,
  • contain.
  •
  • devour,
  • border,
  • pierce,
  • surround.
  •
  • fill.
  •
  • seize,
  • frame,
  • steal,
  • wash.
  •
  • deepen.
  •
  • flow.
  •
  • band.
  •
  • color.
  •
  • course.
  •
  • well.
  •
  • rise.
  •
  • line.
  •extract
  • suck.
  •Other relevant words:
  • take-in,
  • eat,
  • food,
  • pour into,
  • bring,
  • squash,
  • receive,
  • ingurgitate,
  • shiver,
  • baptize,
  • tear to pieces,
  • sweep away,
  • slop,
  • inhale,
  • overstock,
  • cascade,
  • import,
  • route,
  • crumple up,
  • squelch,
  • eat up,
  • expunge,
  • depict,
  • gulp down,
  • vanquish,
  • describe,
  • fell,
  • Overbrim,
  • dump,
  • breathe in,
  • ingest,
  • scuttle,
  • launch,
  • derive,
  • readmit,
  • conquer,
  • Immerge,
  • bring in,
  • atomize,
  • introduce,
  • take over,
  • pull to pieces,
  • merge,
  • baptise,
  • strike out,
  • smash,
  • camouflage,
  • Overlavish,
  • relish,
  • throw over,
  • Engulfing,
  • spill,
  • pour out,
  • nip,
  • spill over,
  • employ,
  • admit,
  • swill down,
  • lay in ruins,
  • swallow,
  • draw,
  • usher,
  • crash,
  • run over,
  • be prodigal with,
  • intromit,
  • hide,
  • revel in,
  • engorge,
  • drink in,
  • wreck,
  • reabsorb,
  • wolf down,
  • Ingulf,
  • extend over,
  • vaporize,
  • gulp,
  • swill,
  • erase,
  • quell,
  • infuse,
  • brew,
  • drink,
  • raze,
  • gobble,
  • Oversell,
  • rout,
  • resorb,
  • draw in,
  • cut to pieces,
  • duck,
  • waste,
  • plunk,
  • dive,
  • permeate,
  • spill out,
  • gulf,
  • sop up,
  • pick to pieces,
  • cataract,
  • let in,
  • Laniate.

Paraphrases for Engulf:

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    affect.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    plunge, ignite.

Antonyms for Engulf:

• v.

  • absorb, overwhelm
    neglect, dry, uncover, underwhelm.
  • Other antonyms:
    drain, parch, dehydrate.

Homophones for Engulf:

• enslave, enclave.

Hyponym for Engulf:

• v.

  • contact
    enwrap, wrap, enfold, envelop, enclose.