overwhelm

overwhelm
1. v преодолеть; подавить, разбить

the enemy were overwhelmed by superior forces — войска противника были смяты превосходящими силами

2. v погубить, разорить
3. v овладевать, переполнять

to be overwhelmed by grief — быть охваченным горем

4. v потрясать, ошеломлять, поражать

his kindness quite overwhelmed me — его доброта меня просто ошеломила

5. v заливать; затоплять

the village was overwhelmed when the floods came — во время паводка деревню затопило

6. v заваливать; засыпать

Pompeii was overwhelmed by dust and ashes — город Помпеи был погребён под вулканической пылью и пеплом

7. v засыпать, заваливать
8. v забрасывать; осыпать

he overwhelmed her with a profusion of compliment — он осыпал её комплиментами

Синонимический ряд:
1. astonish (verb) astonish; astound; bewilder; daze; dumbfound
2. break (verb) break; destroy; ruin; subdue
3. defeat (verb) conquer; crush; defeat; knock over; overpower; overthrow; prostrate; rout; suppress; vanquish; whelm
4. drown (verb) bury; cover; deluge; drown; engulf; flood; inundate; overburden; overcome; overflow; submerge; swallow; swamp; waste
5. puzzle (verb) confound; confuse; puzzle; surprise
6. whip (verb) beat; blast; curry; drub; dust; lambaste; lick; mop up; overrun; shellac; skunk; smear; smother; steamroller; thrash; trim; trounce; upend; wallop; whip; whomp
Антонимический ряд:
fail; falter; flounder; help; lose; miss; raise; rescue; restore; surrender

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  • overwhelm — [v1] flood, beat physically bury, conquer, crush, defeat, deluge, destroy, drown, drub*, engulf, inundate, massacre, overcome, overflow, overpower, overrun, overthrow, rout, smother, submerge, swamp, thrash, total*, whip*, win*; concepts 86,95… …   New thesaurus

  • Overwhelm — O ver*whelm , n. The act of overwhelming. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Overwhelm — O ver*whelm , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overwhelmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overwhelming}.] [1913 Webster] 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • overwhelm — I verb astonish, beat, besiege, bewilder, bury, confound, confuse, conquer, daze, defeat, deluge, demergere, destroy, discomfit, immerse, impress, inundate, master, obruere, opprimere, overcome, overpower, overrun, overthrow, quash, quell, shock …   Law dictionary

  • overwhelm — (v.) early 14c., to turn upside down, to overthrow, from OVER (Cf. over) + M.E. whelmen to turn upside down (see WHELM (Cf. whelm)). Meaning to submerge completely is mid 15c. Perhaps the connecting notion is a boat, etc., washed over, and… …   Etymology dictionary

  • overwhelm — ► VERB 1) submerge beneath a huge mass. 2) defeat completely; overpower. 3) have a strong emotional effect on. DERIVATIVES overwhelming adjective. ORIGIN from archaic whelm engulf or submerge , from Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • overwhelm — [ō΄vər hwelm′, ō΄vərwelm′] vt. [ME oferwhelmen: see OVER & WHELM] 1. to pour down upon and cover over or bury beneath 2. to make helpless, as with greater force or deep emotion; overcome; crush; overpower 3. Obs. to overthrow or overturn… …   English World dictionary

  • overwhelm — verb ADVERB ▪ absolutely, completely, totally ▪ quite, rather ▪ almost, nearly ▪ suddenly …   Collocations dictionary

  • overwhelm — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)(h)we̱lm[/t]] overwhelms, overwhelming, overwhelmed 1) VERB If you are overwhelmed by a feeling or event, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it. [be V ed] He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past …   English dictionary

  • overwhelm */ — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈwelm] / US [ˌoʊvərˈwelm] / US [ˌoʊvərˈhwelm] verb [transitive] Word forms overwhelm : present tense I/you/we/they overwhelm he/she/it overwhelms present participle overwhelming past tense overwhelmed past participle overwhelmed 1) a) …   English dictionary

  • overwhelm — /oh veuhr hwelm , welm /, v.t. 1. to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse. 2. to overpower or overcome, esp. with superior forces; destroy; crush: Roman troops were overwhelmed by barbarians. 3. to cover or bury beneath… …   Universalium


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