The flood waters are predicted to engulf the town.
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Engulf
//ɪŋˈɡʌlf//
Synonyms for "engulf" (73 found)
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3 entriesderived from
2 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
4 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
44 translations across 16 languages.
Armenian
3 entries- կլանել verb (surround; cover)
- կուլ տալ verb (surround; cover)
- համակել verb (overwhelm)
Bulgarian
2 entries- обхващам verb (overwhelm)
- поглъщам verb (surround; cover)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 吞沒 /吞没 verb (overwhelm)
- 淹沒 /淹没 verb (surround; cover)
Dutch
3 entries- bedekken verb (surround; cover)
- omringen verb (surround; cover)
- overweldigen verb (overwhelm)
Eastern Mari
1 entries- аваш verb (surround; cover)
Esperanto
1 entries- engluti verb (surround; cover)
Finnish
3 entries- nielaista verb (surround; cover)
- peittää verb (surround; cover)
- vallata verb (overwhelm)
French
3 entries- engloutir verb (surround; cover)
- engouffrer verb (surround; cover)
- submerger verb (overwhelm)
German
2 entries- verschlingen verb (surround; cover)
- überwältigen verb (overwhelm)
Italian
4 entries- circondare verb (surround; cover)
- sommergere verb (surround; cover)
- sopraffare verb (overwhelm)
- travolgere verb (overwhelm)
Māori
2 entries- romi verb (overwhelm)
- roromi verb (overwhelm)
Portuguese
3 entries- cobrir verb (surround; cover)
- engolfar verb (overwhelm)
- engolir verb (overwhelm)
Russian
4 entries- залива́ть verb (surround; cover)
- засыпа́ть verb (surround; cover)
- охва́тывать verb (overwhelm)
- поглоща́ть verb (surround; cover)
Spanish
4 entries- cubrir verb (surround; cover)
- engolfar verb (overwhelm)
- engullir verb (overwhelm)
- envolver verb (overwhelm)
Thai
2 entries- ท่วม verb (surround; cover)
- ปกคลุม verb (surround; cover)
Turkish
1 entries- kaplamak verb (surround; cover)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Learning their religion will just engulf you in poverty.
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May deep sleep engulf you, so that you rest from insomnia!
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One must not deny one's brother, even if he wants to engulf you.
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