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Engulfed vs Consumed - What's the difference?

engulfed | consumed |

As verbs the difference between engulfed and consumed

is that engulfed is (engulf) while consumed is (consume).

As an adjective consumed is

full]] of, [[exude|exuding (also figuratively ).

engulfed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (engulf)

    • engulf

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To overwhelm.
    • Desperation engulfed her after her daughter's death.
  • * 2013 June 18, , " Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
    • Shaken by the biggest challenge to their authority in years, Brazil’s leaders made conciliatory gestures on Tuesday to try to defuse the protests engulfing the nation’s cities.
  • To surround; to cover.
    • Only Noah and his family survived when the Flood engulfed earth.

    consumed

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Full]] of, [[exude, exuding (also figuratively ).
    • She was consumed with hatred.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (consume)