Overwhelm
11overwhelm — /oh veuhr hwelm , welm /, v.t. 1. to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse. 2. to overpower or overcome, esp. with superior forces; destroy; crush: Roman troops were overwhelmed by barbarians. 3. to cover or bury beneath… …
12overwhelm — 01. When she found out she had won the award, she was [overwhelmed] with joy. 02. The young mother was [overwhelmed] with love when she first held her newborn baby. 03. The small loan project has been [overwhelmingly] successful in helping people …
13overwhelm — o|ver|whelm [ˌəuvəˈwelm US ˌouvər ] v [T usually passive] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(emotion)¦ 2¦(too much)¦ 3¦(surprise somebody)¦ 4¦(defeat somebody)¦ 5¦(water)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: whelm to turn over, cover up (13 19 centuries)] 1.) ¦(EMOTION)¦… …
14overwhelm — verb 1) advancing sand dunes could overwhelm the village Syn: swamp, submerge, engulf, bury, deluge, flood, inundate 2) Canada overwhelmed the U.S. in the hockey final Syn: defeat (utterly/heavily), trounce, rout, b …
15overwhelm — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from 1over + whelmen to turn over, cover up Date: 14th century 1. upset, overthrow 2. a. to cover over completely ; submerge b. to overcome by superior force or numbers c. to overpower in thought or… …
16overwhelm — verb /ˌəʊvəˈwɛlm,ˌoʊvɚˈwɛlm/ a) To engulf, surge over and submerge The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave. b) To overpower, crush In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force …
17overwhelm — Synonyms and related words: afflict, aggrieve, amaze, anguish, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, astonish, astound, awe, awestrike, baptize, be prodigal with, be strong, beat, beat down, bedaze, bedazzle, bend, bewilder, blank, board,… …
18overwhelm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. overpower, crush, submerge, overcome. See destruction, confutation, water. Ant., underwhelm (inf.). II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To defeat] Syn. overcome, overthrow, conquer, destroy; see confute ,… …
19overwhelm — o|ver|whelm [ ,ouvər welm, ,ouvər hwelm ] verb transitive * 1. ) to affect someone s emotions in a very powerful way: We were overwhelmed by the sacrifices they had made. Her beauty completely overwhelmed him. a ) to surprise someone very much:… …
20overwhelm — o·ver·whelm || əʊvÉ™r hwelm / əʊvÉ™ wel v. overpower, defeat; master; crush; stagger; stun, daze; flood, engulf …
