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English verb: overwhelm | |||
| 1. | overwhelm (emotion) overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | ||
| Synonyms | overcome, overpower, overtake, sweep over, whelm | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | benight, clutch, devastate, get hold of, kill, knock out, lock, seize, stagger | ||
| 2. | overwhelm (communication) charge someone with too many tasks | ||
| Synonyms | deluge, flood out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | burden, charge, saddle | ||
| 3. | overwhelm (contact) cover completely or make imperceptible | ||
| Samples | I was drowned in work. The noise drowned out her speech. | ||
| Synonyms | drown, submerge | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover, spread over | ||
| 4. | overwhelm (competition) overcome by superior force | ||
| Examples | The fighter managed to overwhelm his opponent | ||
| Synonyms | overmaster, overpower | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | steamroll, steamroller | ||
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