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What is another word for Ingulf?

Pronunciation: [ɪnɡˈʌlf] (IPA)

Ingulf is a verb that means to completely swallow or immerse. Some alternative synonyms for this word include engulf, swallow, consume, absorb, overwhelm, submerge, immerse, immerse, and bury. Each of these synonyms captures the idea of something being completely enveloped or taken into something else. For example, if a small boat was ingulfed by a giant wave, it would be completely swallowed up by the water. Similarly, if a person was overwhelmed with emotion, they might feel like they are being consumed by their feelings. These synonyms offer different shades of meaning and can be used to add depth and nuance to writing or conversation.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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Then, if he has a passion for polyps, and wishes to imagine how they could Ingulf good-sized ships in the ages of fable, he can see one of the hideous things float from its torpor in the bottom of its tank, and seize Avith its hungry tentacles the food lowered to it by a string.
"Roman Holidays and Others"
W. D. Howells
He beheld his country, even on the verge of destruction, awaiting with firmness the approach of the earthquake which threatened to Ingulf it in the neighboring nations.
"Thaddeus of Warsaw"
Jane Porter
And if you can, let that excuse These self-recording lines; A record, modesty forbids, Or to small bound confines: In grief why deep Ingulf'd?
"The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2"
Edward Young

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