Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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}.

Source : WordNet®

engulf
     v 1: engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his
          studies" [syn: {steep}, {immerse}, {plunge}, {engross},
          {absorb}, {soak up}]
     2: flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed
        him completely"