"engulph" meaning in English

See engulph in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: engulphs [present, singular, third-person], engulphing [participle, present], engulphed [participle, past], engulphed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} engulph (third-person singular simple present engulphs, present participle engulphing, simple past and past participle engulphed)
  1. Archaic form of engulf. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: engulf
    Sense id: en-engulph-en-verb-WjUh7tGw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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