Added 2 October 2026 engulf /ɪŋˈɡʌlf/ verb Categories: Mind & IdeasActionsRare Words verb ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about engulf at Wordnik → Where our words come from → To overwhelm. Depression engulfed her after her daughter's death. To surround; to cover; to submerge. Only Noah and his family survived when the Flood engulfed the world. To cast into a gulf. Related Words: immerseplungeabsorbsteepengrossencompasspushburningignitecoverburnoverwhelm Back to today's word