verb (v)

• devote (oneself) fully to(verb.cognition)

  Synonym:
  absorb, engross, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep
  

  source: wordnet30
• flow over or cover completely(verb.contact)

  Example:
  The bright light engulfed him completely.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.(verb)

  source: webster1913