Overwhelm
Overwhelm , transitive verb
1.
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.
The sea overwhelmed their enemies.
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
Foul deeds will rise,
Though all the earth o'erwhelm them.
Gaza yet stands; but all her sons are fallen,
All in a moment overwhelmed and fallen.
2.
To project or impend over threateningly.
His louering brows o'erwhelming his fair sight.
3.
To cause to surround, to cover. — Papin
Overwhelm , noun
The act of overwhelming. [Rare]