Overwhelm

·vt To cause to surround, to cover.

II. Overwhelm ·vt To project or impend over threateningly.

III. Overwhelm ·noun The act of Overwhelming.

IV. Overwhelm ·vt To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to Ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to Overpower; to Crush; to Bury; to oppress, ·etc., overpoweringly.