Hypertext Webster Gateway: "engulfed"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Engulf \En*gulf"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engulfed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Engulfing}.] [Pref. en- + gulf: cf. OF. engolfer. Cf.
{Ingulf}.]
To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.
It quite engulfs all human thought. --Young.
Syn: See {Absorb}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
engulfed
adj 1: rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or
profusion of something; "a desk flooded with
applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much
overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear";
"swamped by work" [syn: {flooded}, {inundated}, {overcome},
{overpowered}, {overwhelmed}, {swamped}]
2: completely enclosed or swallowed up; "a house engulfed in
flames"; "the fog-enveloped cliffs"; "a view swallowed by
night" [syn: {enveloped}, {swallowed}]
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