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O`ver*whelm" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overwhelmed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overwhelming.]
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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.
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The sea overwhelmed their enemies. Ps. lxxviii. 53.
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Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. Ps. lv. 5.
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Foul deeds will rise,
Though all the earth o'erwhelm them. Shak.
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Gaza yet stands; but all her sons are fallen,
All in a moment overwhelmed and fallen. Milton.
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2. To project or impend over threateningly.
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His louering brows o'erwhelming his fair sight. Shak.
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3. To cause to surround, to cover. Papin.
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O"ver*whelm`, n. The act of overwhelming. [R.]
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