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- pronunciation:
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welm
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
overwhelms, overwhelming, overwhelmed |
| definition 1: |
to overcome by superior force; destroy.
The heavily armed invaders overwhelmed the defenders of the city.- synonyms:
- crush, overbear, overpower, prostrate
- similar words:
- awe, beat, conquer, defeat, destroy, invade, massacre, master, oppress, overcome, quash, quell, subdue, suppress, thrash
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| definition 2: |
to overcome emotionally.
Grief overwhelmed her and made her incapable of resuming her normal activities.- synonyms:
- overcome, overpower
- similar words:
- amaze, astound, crush, devastate, overtake, prostrate, stagger, stun, swamp, transport
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| definition 3: |
to load or burden with an excess of something.
Loss of their jobs overwhelmed them with debt.- synonyms:
- deluge, encumber, overburden, overload, overtax, swamp
- similar words:
- avalanche, burden, load, oppress, overweigh, saddle, smother, stun, weigh down
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| related words: |
bow, break, dominate, engulf, flood, gulf, hit, intoxicate, invade, overrun, overweight, quench, ravish, saturate, seize, slay, smear, swallow, trounce, vanquish, win |
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