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overwhelm

/ overwhelm /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
charge someone with too many tasks
Type of:
charge saddle burden
Derived:
flood inundation deluge torrent
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
verb Sense 2
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Type of:
arouse elicit enkindle
Kinds of:
devastate seize clutch get hold of kill
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
overcome by superior force
Type of:
beat beat out crush
Kinds of:
steamroller steamroll
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 4
cover completely or make imperceptible
"I was drowned in work"
"The noise drowned out her speech"
Type of:
cover spread over
See also:
drown out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
44%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
2
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charge saddle burden arouse elicit enkindle devastate seize clutch get hold of kill beat