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From en- +‎ golf (gulf) +‎ -ar.

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

  1. (intransitive) to form a gulf
  2. (intransitive) to sail away from land
    Synonym: cinglar
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to plunge [+ en (object) = into]; to lose oneself [+ en (object) = in]

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