·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.