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91deluge — [n] downpour, flood of something avalanche, barrage, cataclysm, cataract, drencher, flux, inundation, niagara, overflowing, overrunning, pour, rush, spate, torrent; concepts 432,524,787 deluge [v1] inundate with water douse, drench, drown, engulf …
92swallow someone/something up — 1 the darkness swallowed them up: ENGULF, swamp, devour, overwhelm, overcome. 2 the colleges were swallowed up by universities: TAKE OVER, engulf, absorb, assimilate …
93ingulf — var. of ENGULF. * * * ingulf etc., variant of engulf v., etc …
94in|gulf — «ihn GUHLF», transitive verb. = engulf. (Cf. ↑engulf) …
95swallow up — {v. phr.} To do away with; absorb; engulf. * /My expenses are so great that they swallow up my modest salary./ …
96swallow up — {v. phr.} To do away with; absorb; engulf. * /My expenses are so great that they swallow up my modest salary./ …
97merge — verb (merged; merging) Etymology: Latin mergere; akin to Sanskrit majjati he dives Date: 1636 transitive verb 1. archaic to plunge or engulf in something ; immerse 2. to cause to combine, unite, or coalesce 3. to blend gradually b …
98regurgitate — verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Medieval Latin regurgitatus, past participle of regurgitare, from Latin re + Late Latin gurgitare to engulf, from Latin gurgit , gurges whirlpool more at voracious Date: 1653 intransitive verb to become thrown or… …
99whelm — verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to turn (as a dish or vessel) upside down usually to cover something ; cover or engulf completely with usually disastrous effect 2. to overcome in thought or feeling ; overwhelm …
100gulf — I. noun Etymology: Middle English goulf, from Middle French golfe, from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colpus, from Greek kolpos bosom, gulf; akin to Old English hwealf vault, Old High German walbo Date: 15th century 1. a part of an ocean or sea… …
