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Suctioned vs Engulfed - What's the difference?

suctioned | engulfed |

As verbs the difference between suctioned and engulfed

is that suctioned is (suction) while engulfed is (engulf).

suctioned

English

Verb

(head)
  • (suction)

    • Anagrams

    *

    suction

    English

    (wikipedia suction)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The principle of physics by which matter is drawn from one space into another because the pressure inside the second space is lower than the pressure in the first.
  • The principle of physics by which one item is caused to adhere to another because the pressure in the space between the items is lower than the pressure outside that space.
  • The process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another.
  • A device for removing patients saliva during dental operations, saliva ejector.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To create an imbalance in pressure between one space and another in order to draw matter between the spaces.
  • To draw out the contents of a space.

    • See also

    * suction cup * suction pad * suction stop

    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.