verb
Meaning 1
To completely enclose or envelop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
swallow up
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verb
Meaning 2
To take over or absorb something (especially an organisation) so it no longer has a separate identity; to assimilate.
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To voraciously consume resources, such as money; to devour.
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verb
Meaning 4
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: immerse, swallow, bury, eat up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: enclose, close in, inclose, shut in
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: поглъщам (poglǎštam) — completely enclose or envelop
- Bulgarian: погълна (pogǎlna) — completely enclose or envelop
- Catalan: abismar — completely enclose or envelop
- French: engloutir — completely enclose or envelop
- French: engouffrer — completely enclose or envelop
- Old French: englotir — completely enclose or envelop
- Friulian: gloti — completely enclose or envelop
- Galician: abismar — completely enclose or envelop
- German: verschlucken — completely enclose or envelop
- German: verschlingen — completely enclose or envelop
- Māori: whakangami — completely enclose or envelop
- Norwegian Bokmål: oppsluke — completely enclose or envelop
- Portuguese: abismar — completely enclose or envelop
- Russian: поглоща́ть (pogloščátʹ) — completely enclose or envelop
- Russian: поглоти́ть (poglotítʹ) — completely enclose or envelop
- Spanish: abismar — completely enclose or envelop
- Spanish: tragar — completely enclose or envelop
- Volapük: luslugön — completely enclose or envelop