engulf[verb]Synonyms: immerse, envelop, inundate, overrun, overwhelm, submerge, swallow up, swamp
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
en‧gulf /ɪnˈɡʌlf/
verb [transitive]1. if an unpleasant feeling engulfs you, you feel it very strongly:
despair so great it threatened to engulf him2. to completely surround or cover something:
The building was engulfed in flames. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲