engulfment en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English engulf Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English engulfment From engulf + -ment.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of engulfing
The cultural engulfment that Jews experience at Christmas
1985 December 28, Alia Ever, Bonnie Wolf, “Being Jewish at Christmas”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 24, page 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| engulfments | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ingulfment | alternative | lexicographic |