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Ingulf \In*gulf"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ingulfed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Ingulfing}.] [Cf. {Engulf}.] [Written also {engulf}.]
To swallow up or overwhelm in, or as in, a gulf; to cast into
a gulf. See {Engulf}.
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A river large . . .
Passed underneath ingulfed. --Milton.
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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.
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It quite engulfs all human thought. --Young.

Syn: See {Absorb}.
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