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®

engulfed
     adj 1: rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or
            profusion of something; "a desk flooded with
            applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much
            overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear";
            "swamped by work" [syn: {flooded}, {inundated}, {overcome},
             {overpowered}, {overwhelmed}, {swamped}]
     2: completely enclosed or swallowed up; "a house engulfed in
        flames"; "the fog-enveloped cliffs"; "a view swallowed by
        night" [syn: {enveloped}, {swallowed}]