swallow up
verb- To completely enclose or envelop.
- To take over or absorb something (especially an organisation) so it no longer has a separate identity; to assimilate.
- To voraciously consume resources, such as money; to devour.
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He is said to have about seven lawsuits upon his hands at present, which will probably swallow up the remainder of his fortune and so draw his sting and leave him harmless for the future.
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