engolfar

• IPA^(key): (Central)
• IPA^(key): (Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencia)

From en- +‎ golfo +‎ -ar.

engolfar (first-person singular present engolfo, first-person singular preterite engolfí, past participle engolfat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

1. (transitive) to hinge

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

engolfar

1. only used in s'... engolfar, syntactic variant of engolfar-se, infinitive of engolfar-se

• “engolfar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

• Hyphenation: en‧gol‧far

engolfar (first-person singular present engolfo, first-person singular preterite engolfei, past participle engolfado)

1. (transitive) to engulf; to overwhelm

   Synonym: engolir

engolfar (first-person singular present engolfo, first-person singular preterite engolfé, past participle engolfado)

1. (nautical) to sail into a gulf
2. (nautical) to sail into the high seas
3. (reflexive) to bury oneself (in something); to put all one's attention into (something)

   Synonym: enfrascarse

   • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:

     Gloria leyó en alta voz la Vida de San Pablo Apóstol, La Cuna y la sepultura y Las cuatro pestes del mundo. Después se engolfó en la Política de Dios y Gobierno de Cristo

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• “engolfar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10