ingulf
/ɪnˈɡʌlf/
verb
- To completely surround or cover something, especially with water or another substance, so that it disappears from view.
- The rising tide threatened to ingulf the small fishing boat.
- Lava from the volcano began to ingulf the nearby village.
- A massive wave rose up and seemed to ingulf the entire beach.
- To overwhelm or absorb something completely, often in a figurative sense.
- The new technology could ingulf the entire industry within a few years.
- The company's debts threatened to ingulf all of its profits.
- A feeling of sadness began to ingulf her as she said goodbye.