Verb engulf has 2 senses
  1. steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up - engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
    --1 is one way to concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
  2. engulf - flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"
    --2 is one way to
    envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
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