engulf

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verb

1. devote (oneself) fully to (Freq. 3)
- He immersed himself into his studies
• Syn:
steep, immerse, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up
• Derivationally related forms:
absorption (for: absorb), engrossment (for: engross), immersion (for: immerse)
• Hypernyms:
concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
• Hyponyms:
drink in, drink
• Verb Group:
plunge, immerse
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something (for: soak up)
- Somebody ----s something (for: absorb)
2. flow over or cover completely (Freq. 2)
- The bright light engulfed him completely
• Hypernyms:
envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  steep, immerse, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up