engulf

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English gulf English engulf From en- + gulf.

1. To overwhelm.

   “Depression engulfed her after her daughter's death.”

   “Shaken by the biggest challenge to their authority in years, Brazil’s leaders made conciliatory gestures on Tuesday to try to defuse the protests engulfing the nation’s cities.”

2. To surround; to cover; to submerge.

   “Only Noah and his family survived when the Flood engulfed the world.”

3. To cast into a gulf.