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. [ 1913 Webster ]
[のむ, nomu](v5m, vt) (1) (呑む is often used metaphorically; 服む is often used for medicine) to drink; to gulp; to swallow; (2) (also written 喫む) to smoke (tobacco); (3) to engulf; to overwhelm; (4) to keep down; to suppress; (5) to accept (e.g. demand, condition); (6) to make light of; to conceal; (P)#12235[Add to Longdo]
[くるむ(包む)(P);つつむ(P), kurumu ( tsutsumu )(P); tsutsumu (P)](v5m, vt) (1) to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in; (v5m) (2) (つつむ only) to conceal; to hide; to be engulfed in; to be enveloped by; (P)[Add to Longdo]