overwhelm
Verb
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Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli (synset 201813288)
hypernym: arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)hyponym:
- Charge someone with too many tasks (synset 200753137)
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Cover completely or make imperceptible (synset 201341976)
"I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"hypernym: cover, spread over - form a cover over
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Overcome by superior force (synset 201112928)
hypernym: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish - come out better in a competition, race, or conflicthyponym: steamroll, steamroller - overwhelm by using great forcesynonym: overmaster, overpower
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