English Explanatory Dictionary

swallow up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To completely enclose or envelop.
  2. To take over or absorb something (especially an organisation) so it no longer has a separate identity; to assimilate.
  3. To voraciously consume resources, such as money; to devour.

Word forms

swallow up swallows up swallowing up swallowed up
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